obliteration

[ uh-blit-uh-rey-shuhn ]

/ əˌblɪt əˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.

Pathology, Surgery. the removal of a part as a result of disease or surgery.

Origin of obliteration

1650–60; <Latin oblitterātiōn- (stem of oblitterātiō), equivalent to oblitterāt(us) (see obliterate) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM obliteration

ob·lit·er·a·tive

[uh-blit-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv], /əˈblɪt əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv/, adjective

Words nearby obliteration

oblique triangle, oblique vein of left atrium, obliquity, obliterate, obliterating endarteritis, obliteration, obliterative bronchitis, oblivescence, oblivion, oblivious, oblong

Example sentences from the Web for obliteration

For the moment, passion for the vivid woman-creature before him had dulled that profounder feeling almost to obliteration.
The Clarion|Samuel Hopkins Adams
The word though, by the obliteration of three letters, may be as easily read as the or that.
Practical Education, Volume I|Maria Edgeworth
The obstacles which stand in the way of this obliteration, at the outset, are two.
Evolution|Frank B. Jevons
Of course, such a strenuous expansion means the obliteration of landmarks of the past.
Years of My Youth|William Dean Howells

If a continuity of shore-line once existed, it would involve the obliteration of the Isthmus.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan