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Extinction
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc.
(2):
(n.) State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Extinction'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/extinction.html. 1828.