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ending vs extinction

extinction vs ending

ending and extinction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ending Yes No No No
extinction Yes No No No
As nouns, extinction is a hyponym of ending; that is, extinction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ending:
  • ending: the act of ending something
  • extinction: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
Other hyponyms of ending include abort, demonetisation, demonetization, release, tone ending, closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup, retirement, relinquishing, relinquishment, breakup, dissolution, overthrow, adjournment, dissolution, discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking, destruction, devastation, kill, killing, putting to death, abolishment, abolition, liquidation, settlement, drug withdrawal, withdrawal, closedown, closing, closure, shutdown, extinguishing, quenching, disappearance, fade, abortion, deactivation, defusing, discontinuance, discontinuation.
ending (noun) extinction (noun)
the act of ending something the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
the last section of a communication complete annihilation
event whose occurrence ends something the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
the point in time at which something ends no longer in existence
no longer active; extinguished
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