EXTINGUISHMENT
\ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃmənt], \ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃmənt], \ɛ_k_s_t_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_w_ɪ_ʃ_m_ə_n_t]\
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The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.
By Oddity Software
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The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.
By Noah Webster.
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n. Act of extinguishing; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; abolition;—the putting an end to a right or estate by consolidation or union.
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Extinction, suppression, act of quenching; abolition, nullification; termination of a family or succession.
By Thomas Sheridan