Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unextinction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-ex-tinc-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of bringing an extinct species back into existence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Lack or absence of extinction.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Pteranodon party, their evolution cycle is up on Xirdneh, in celebration of their unextinction there's a savior-class carrier chartered, and with this coupon we can chose two Gaeapod clones of our preference to be sacrificed to the initial pteranodon brood!" […]"
"A knowing subject may, on one hand, show complete unextinction, continue to give a conditioned reaction despite numerous non-reinforcements or he may, on the other hand, show immediate extinction and withhold a conditioned reaction despite hundreds of reinforcements."

Etymology

From un- (reversive prefix) + extinction.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unextinctions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

unextinct

Synonyms

de-extinction

Questions

What does unextinction mean?: The process of bringing an extinct species back into existence.
Where does unextinction come from?: From un- (reversive prefix) + extinction.

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