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exnihilation

exnihilation noun: the act of bringing into existence from nothing.

Noun

exnihilation (countable and uncountable, plural exnihilations)

  1. (rare) The act of bringing into existence from nothing.

Forms of exnihilation

pluralexnihilations

Origin of exnihilation

From Latin ex (“from”) + nihil (“nothing”). Compare annihilation.

Questions about exnihilation

What does exnihilation mean?
Exnihilation means the act of bringing into existence from nothing.
What part of speech is exnihilation?
Exnihilation is a noun.
What is the plural of exnihilation?
The plural of exnihilation is exnihilations.

Words near exnihilation in the dictionary

  1. Exner's plexus
  2. exnihilate
  3. exnihilated
  4. exnihilates
  5. exnihilating
  6. exnihilation
  7. exnihilations
  8. exnovation
  9. exnovations
  10. exo-
  11. exo-cannibalism

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