˜yÐÄvlog

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extinctive

[ ik-stingk-tiv ]

adjective

  1. tending or serving to extinguish.


extinctive

/ ɪ°ìˈ²õ³Ùɪŋ°ì³Ùɪ±¹ /

adjective

  1. tending or serving to extinguish or make extinct
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of extinctive1

First recorded in 1590–1600; extinct + -ive
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The Gods and Jötuns, the divine Powers and the chaotic brute ones, after long contest and partial victory by the former, meet at last in universal world-embracing wrestle and duel; World-serpent against Thor, strength against strength; mutually extinctive; and ruin, ‘twilight’ sinking into darkness, swallows the created Universe.

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The Gods and Jotuns, the divine Powers and the chaotic brute ones, after long contest and partial victory by the former, meet at last in universal world-embracing wrestle and duel; World-serpent against Thor, strength against strength; mutually extinctive; and ruin, "twilight" sinking into darkness, swallows the created Universe.

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