Meaning of OBLITERATION
| Pronunciation: | | u`blitu'reyshun
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- [n] destruction by annihilating something
- [n] the complete destruction of every trace of something
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| | Synonyms: | | annihilation, eradication |
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| | See Also: | | atomisation, atomization, demolition, destruction, destruction, devastation, pulverisation, pulverization, vaporisation, vaporization | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ob*lit`er*a"tion\, n. [L. obliteratio: cf.F.
oblit['e]ration.]
The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated;
extinction. --Sir. M. Hale.
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| | Related Terms: | | absentmindedness, blot, blotting, blotting out, cancel, cancellation, decay of memory, deletion, effacement, erasure, expunction, forgetfulness, forgetting, forgiveness, grace period, hazy recollection, heedlessness, Lethe, moratorium, nepenthe, nirvana, oblivion, obliviousness, scrubbing, short memory, unmindfulness, washing out, waters of oblivion, wiping out, write-off |
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