extermination
Pronunciation: /ɛk.stɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃/
“extermination” is a French word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In French
- Action d’exterminer ou résultat de cette action.
- Destruction totale, ruine absolue.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin exterminātiōnem. By surface analysis, exterminer + -ation.
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