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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The belief that only the extinction of humanity will lead to the recovery of the Earth's environment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The additional challenge, in playing a roguelike game, of killing all creatures to extinction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: video-games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From extinction + -ism.
