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annihilation

/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun C1
  1. The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it. (countable, uncountable) · the annihilation of a corporation
  3. The state of being annihilated. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy. (countable, uncountable)

Plural annihilations

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