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annihilation

/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence
  2. The act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it
  3. The state of being annihilated.
  4. The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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