extinction
/ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/
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American sound/ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/
ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
ɪk - ˈstɪŋkʃən -> extinction
Myanmar meaning
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(က) မျိုးသုဉ်းသွားသော။ ကွယ်ပျောက် တိမ်ကောသွားသော။
an extinct species
❍ The red squirrel is now virtually extinct in England.
❍ (fig ) a wire-cage lift of a type that is almost extinct
❍ The old use of the word ‘gay’ to mean ‘happy’ is almost extinct.
(ခ) (မီးတောင်)သေ။
extinction /Çk'stÇŋkʃn/ n [U, C]: a tribe threatened with extinction
❍ a species thought to be on the edge/ point/ verge of extinction
❍ save a plant from extinction
❍ the extinction of his youthful hopes.
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died out, dead, wiped out, destroyed, vanished, abolished, archaic, asleep, bygone, cold, dead and gone, deceased, defunct, departed, disappeared, done for, doused, ended, exanimate, exterminated, extinguished, fallen, gone, inactive, inexistent, late, lifeless, lost, no longer known, nonexistent, obsolete, out, outmoded, passed on, passé, snuffed out, superseded, terminated, unknown, vanquished, void
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