Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Extinction; the act of extinguishing, or the state of being extinguished.

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  • That war is yet flagrant; nor can it cease but by the extincture of that imposture, which has been permitted by Providence to prolong the degeneracy of man.

    Social Sense 2009

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