extinction
/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/noun
उच्चारण इक्स्टिंक्शन
विलुप्ति, विलोपन
Core word
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[U]
a situation in which a plant, an animal or a way of life stops existing
विलुप्ति, विलोपन
- The tiger was saved from extinction by strict protection.
- Hunting drove the dodo to extinction.
- Many species face extinction because of habitat loss.
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- Scientists are working to save the vulture from extinction.
- The extinction of dinosaurs happened millions of years ago.
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[U] formal
the act of putting out a fire or a light
(आग या रोशनी का) बुझना, बुझाना
- The extinction of the fire took several hours.
- Firemen worked all night for the extinction of the blaze in the market.
- The extinction of the lamp left the room in darkness.
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- Quick action ensured the extinction of the fire before it spread.
- Sand can be used for the extinction of small fires.
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extinction (uncountable noun)
Extinction is the complete disappearance of a species or way of life. It is uncountable and has no plural.
'Extinction' किसी प्रजाति या जीवन-शैली के पूरी तरह लुप्त हो जाने को कहते हैं। यह uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
- Many birds are close to extinction.
- Extinction is a natural process, but humans have sped it up.
the extinction of + species
The species follows of. The preposition in appears with danger, not with extinction.
प्रजाति of के बाद आती है। खतरे के साथ preposition in आता है, 'extinction' के साथ नहीं।
- The extinction of the dodo took place in the seventeenth century.
- Scientists fear the extinction of the Great Indian Bustard.
threatened with / facing / on the verge of extinction
These phrases show that a species is at risk. Use with, facing or on the verge of.
ये वाक्यांश बताते हैं कि प्रजाति खतरे में है; with, facing या on the verge of का प्रयोग करें।
- The tiger was threatened with extinction.
- Several languages are on the verge of extinction.
drive something to extinction / die out
Use drive to extinction for causing a species to vanish, usually through human action.
'Drive to extinction' का अर्थ किसी प्रजाति को लुप्त करना है, प्रायः मनुष्य की गतिविधि से।
- Overhunting drove the species to extinction.
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adjective + extinction
masscompletetotalglobalimminenteventual
- A mass extinction ended the age of the dinosaurs.
verb + extinction
faceavoidpreventcausedrive tosave from
- Conservation programmes helped save the tiger from extinction.
preposition + extinction
on the verge ofclose tothreatened withdoomed toat risk of
- The vulture population was pushed to the brink of extinction.
extinction + noun
eventrateriskcrisislevel
- The planet is going through an extinction crisis.
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- The Asiatic lion was once on the edge of extinction.
एशियाई शेर कभी विलुप्ति के कगार पर था।
- Radhika wrote a project on the causes of animal extinction.
राधिका ने पशुओं के विलुप्त होने के कारणों पर प्रोजेक्ट लिखा।
- Habitat loss is the main reason for the extinction of many species.
आवास के नष्ट होने से कई प्रजातियाँ लुप्त हो रही हैं।
- Some folk songs face extinction because young people do not learn them.
कुछ लोकगीत लुप्त होने के कगार पर हैं क्योंकि युवा उन्हें नहीं सीखते।
- The extinction of a fire needs the removal of heat, fuel or oxygen.
आग बुझाने के लिए ताप, ईंधन या ऑक्सीजन को हटाना पड़ता है।
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✗ The tiger is in the verge of extinction.
✓ The tiger is on the verge of extinction.
The fixed phrase is on the verge of.
स्थायी वाक्यांश 'on the verge of' है।
✗ Dinosaurs became extinction long ago.
✓ Dinosaurs became extinct long ago.
After become, use the adjective extinct, not the noun.
Become के बाद adjective 'extinct' आता है, noun नहीं।
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§Grammar and usage
An animal is on the verge of extinction or on the brink of extinction, and people hunt it to extinction.
, कोई जीव on the verge of extinction या on the brink of extinction होता है, और लोग उसका hunt to extinction करते हैं।