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Webster 1913 Edition
Extermination
Ex-terˊmi-na′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
extermination
.] 1.
The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision;
as, the
. extermination
of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field2.
(Math.)
Elimination.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Extermination
EXTERMINA'TION
,Noun.
1.
In algebra, a taking away.Definition 2024
extermination
extermination
English
Noun
extermination (plural exterminations)
- The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication
- the total extermination of a people
- extermination of error or vice
- extermination of weeds from a field
- Elimination.
Synonyms
- (total destruction): excision
Translations
the act of exterminating
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