ANNIHILATION | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Annihilation

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century: from late Latin annihilatio(n-), from the verb annihilare (see annihilate)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˌnʌɪəˈleɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

complete destruction or obliteration

Short Definition:

complete destruction or obliteration

Examples:
  • the threat of global annihilation
Definition:

the conversion of matter into energy, especially the mutual conversion of a particle and an antiparticle into electromagnetic radiation.

Short Definition:

conversion of matter into energy

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