Ex-tinc'tion, n.

(eks-tĭŋk'shun), n. [Lat. extinctio, exstinctio, from extinguere; Fr. extinction, Sp. extincion, It. estinzione.]

1. The act of extinguishing or making extinct; the act of putting out or destroying light or fire, by quenching, suffocation, or otherwise.
2. The state of being extinguished, quenched, or suffocated; the state of ceasing to be, or of ceasing to have currency, influence, or acceptance; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a quarrel, of a claim, and the like.