EXTINC'TION, noun [Latin extinctio. See Extinguish.] 1. The act of putting out or destroying light or fire, by quenching, suffocation or otherwise. 2. The state of being extinguished, quenched or suffocated; as the extinction of fire or of a candle. 3. Destruction; excision; as the extinction of nations. 4. Destruction; suppression; a putting an end to; as the extinction of life, or of a family; the extinction of feuds, jealousies or enmity; the extinction of a claim.
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