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See also: éradication
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātiō, from ērādīcō + -tiō, from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō. Equivalent to eradicate + -tion.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun[edit]
eradication (plural eradications)
- The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting; extirpation; utter destruction.
- The state of being plucked up by the roots.
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Translations[edit]
act of plucking up by the roots
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