obliteration

[ uh-blit-uh-rey-shuhn ]
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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.

Origin of obliteration

1
1650–60; <Latin oblitterātiōn- (stem of oblitterātiō), equivalent to oblitterāt(us) (see obliterate) + -iōn--ion

Other words from obliteration

  • ob·lit·er·a·tive [uh-blit-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv], /əˈblɪt əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv/, adjective

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