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Extinction: Definition

Main Entry: ex tinc tion
Function: noun
Date: 15c

1 : the act of making extinct or causing to be extinguished

2 : the condition or fact of being extinct or extinguished; also : the process of becoming extinct (extinction of a species)

3 : the process of eliminating or reducing a conditioned response by not reinforcing it

Inf(l)ections by Steve Cook