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View synonyms for obliteration

obliteration

[ uh-blit-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.
  2. Pathology, Surgery. the removal of a part as a result of disease or surgery.


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Other Words From

  • ob·lit·er·a·tive [uh, -, blit, -, uh, -rey-tiv, -er-, uh, -tiv], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of obliteration1

1650–60; < Latin oblitterātiōn- (stem of oblitterātiō ), equivalent to oblitterāt ( us ) ( obliterate ) + -iōn- -ion

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