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extinctness

extinctness noun: the quality of being extinct; extinction.

Noun

extinctness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being extinct; extinction.

Origin of extinctness

From extinct + -ness.

Questions about extinctness

What does extinctness mean?
Extinctness means the quality of being extinct; extinction.
What part of speech is extinctness?
Extinctness is a noun.

Words near extinctness in the dictionary

  1. extinctionist
  2. extinctionists
  3. extinctions
  4. extinctive
  5. extinctively
  6. extinctness
  7. extinctor
  8. extinctors
  9. extincts
  10. extinctual
  11. extincture

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