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semiextinction

semiextinction noun: near-extinction; the property of being semiextinct.

Noun

semiextinction (uncountable)

  1. Near-extinction; the property of being semiextinct.

Origin of semiextinction

From semi- + extinction.

Questions about semiextinction

What does semiextinction mean?
Semiextinction means near-extinction; the property of being semiextinct.
What part of speech is semiextinction?
Semiextinction is a noun.

Words near semiextinction in the dictionary

  1. semiexplicit
  2. semiexposed
  3. semiextended
  4. semiexternal
  5. semiextinct
  6. semiextinction
  7. semifable
  8. semifables
  9. semifabulous
  10. semifacetious
  11. semifactorial

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