eradication
Meanings
Plural: eradications
Noun
- the complete destruction of every trace of something
- The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
- The state of being plucked up by the roots.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātiō, from ērādīcō + -tiō, from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō. Equivalent to eradicate + -ion or e- (“without”) + radication.
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Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 16
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