English Explanatory Dictionary

extinguishment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
  2. The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.

Word forms

extinguishment extinguishments

Etymology

From extinguish + -ment.

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