nonextinction C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˌnɑnɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ UK /ˌnɒnɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the fact of not becoming extinct or not being extinguished Conservationists celebrated the nonextinction of the rare orchid. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the fact of not becoming... survivalpersistencecontinuanceendurance ↔ Opposites extinctionextermination Word family Related forms extinctionextinctextinguish Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + extinction, from Latin exstinctio, from exstinguere ('to put out, quench'). non Latin exstinguere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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". ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown