nonextinction

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌnɑnɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ UK /ˌnɒnɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the fact of not becoming extinct or not being extinguished

Conservationists celebrated the nonextinction of the rare orchid.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the fact of not becoming... survival persistence continuance endurance

Opposites

extinction extermination

Word family

Related forms extinction extinct extinguish

Etymology

From non- ('not') + extinction, from Latin exstinctio, from exstinguere ('to put out, quench').

non Latin exstinguere Latin

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# nonextinction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/

## Meanings
1. the fact of not becoming extinct or not being extinguished

## Examples
- Conservationists celebrated the nonextinction of the rare orchid.

## Synonyms
- survival
- persistence
- continuance
- endurance

## Antonyms
- extinction
- extermination

## Related Forms
- extinction
- extinct
- extinguish

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: exstinguere

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + extinction, from Latin exstinctio, from exstinguere ('to put out, quench').

## AI Etymology
Nonextinction comes from non- ('not') + extinction, from Latin exstinctio, from exstinguere ('to put out, quench'). The etymological trail includes Latin non, Latin exstinguere. The same word family includes extinction, extinct, extinguish. Its current noun use means "the fact of not becoming extinct or not being extinguished".

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