10 Letters
6 Consonants
4 Vowels
3 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use extinction as a noun in a sentence.
About Extinction
A 3 syllables noun and 10 letters with the letters c, e, i, n, o, t, and x, 6 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters nc. Extinction starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters e, ex, ext, exti, extin, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ction, ..
Definition
The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"
Origin/Roots
French
Compound Words
A compound word, extinction has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are extinct, and ion.
Pig Latin
Extinction in Pig Latin is said as "extinctionay or extinctionway".
Unigram
e | x | t | i | n | c | t | i | o | n
Bigram
ex | xt | ti | in | nc | ct | ti | io | on
Trigram
ext | xti | tin | inc | nct | cti | tio | ion
Quadrigram
exti | xtin | tinc | inct | ncti | ctio | tion
Word Gram
Noun Examples
the act of extinguishing;
causing to stop burning;
"the extinction of the lights"
a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
complete annihilation;
"they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
no longer in existence;
"the extinction of a species"
no longer active;
extinguished;
"the extinction of the volcano"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Extinction"

There are 190 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to extinction.

SynonymDefinition
Abolishmentthe act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
"the abolition of capital punishment"
Abolitionthe act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
"the abolition of capital punishment"
Abrogationthe act of abrogating
an official or legal cancellation
Abscissionthe act of cutting something off
Amnesiapartial or total loss of memory
"he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
Amputationa surgical removal of all or part of a limb
Annihilationdestruction by annihilating something
Annulmentthe act of abrogating
an official or legal cancellation
Asphyxiationkilling by depriving of oxygen
Attenuationthe property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from extinction.

Anagram Definition
Extinctionthe act of extinguishing
causing to stop burning
"the extinction of the lights"

View English words with the unique letters used in extinction. Words With The Letters Ceinotx

Derives

Extinction derives from 4 words.

Word Definition
Blow Out
Extinguishkill in large numbers
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
Quenchcool by plunging into cold water
"quench metal"
Snuff Out

Hypernyms

Extinction has 3 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Conclusionthe act of making up your mind about something
"the burden of decision was his"
"he drew his conclusions quickly"
Endingthe act of ending something
"the termination of the agreement"
Terminationthe act of ending something
"the termination of the agreement"





     

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