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Annihilation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Annihilation : (noun)
1: destruction by annihilating something [syn: obliteration]
2: total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation
of the atoll" [syn: disintegration]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Annihilation : \An*ni`hi*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. annihilation.]
1. The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the
act of destroying the form or combination of parts under
which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be
applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation.
2. The state of being annihilated. --Hooker.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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