Definition of Extinction

Extinction The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc. State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim. Related Definitions: Act, Activity, An, As, Be, Being, Ceasing, Claim, Destroying, Destruction, End, Extinct, Extinction, Extinguished, Extinguishing, Family, Fire, Influence, Life, Light, Making, Of, Or, Out, Putting, Quarrel, State, Suppression, The, To

Extinction Quotations Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. Ronald Reagan The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality. T. S. Eliot The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes. Calvin Coolidge That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place. Marcus Tullius Cicero In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness. Samuel Beckett The problems of this world are only truly solved in two ways: by extinction or duplication. Susan Sontag It's a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem. Wangari Maathai A widespread taste for pornography means that nature is alerting us to some threat of extinction. J. G. Ballard And I have lived since - as you have - in a period of cold war, during which we have ensured by our achievements in the science and technology of destruction that a third act in this tragedy of war will result in the peace of extinction. Lester B. Pearson Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values. Jose Ortega y Gasset

Extinction Translations extinction in French is purge extinction in Italian is estinguere extinction in Norwegian is utslettelse, slokking