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Extinction Pronunciation
Extinction is pronounced ik-STINGK-shuhn, IPA /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/.
ik-STINGK-shuhn
US /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ · UK /ɛkˈstɪŋkʃən/
Syllables: ik · STINGK · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The dying out of a species, or the complete ending of something.
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Extinction in a Sentence
- The bird was driven to extinction within fifty years.
- Three species face extinction in the valley.
- Extinction of the debt took another decade.
Common Mispronunciations of Extinction
Not ek-STING-shuhn
The ct cluster keeps its k, so the middle beat closes on STINGK before the ending begins.
Not EK-stingk-shuhn
Press down on the middle beat and let the opening ik almost vanish.
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