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extinction

/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/
Word
Definition

Extinction is when a particular animal, plant, type of person, custom, skill, etc. stops existing.

Example Sentence

The extinction of the dodo bird occurred in the 1600s.

Source: 4000 Essential English Words - Book 4

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