"exnihilation" meaning in All languages combined

See exnihilation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: exnihilations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ex (“from”) + nihil (“nothing”). Compare annihilation. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|ex||from}} Latin ex (“from”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} exnihilation (countable and uncountable, plural exnihilations)
  1. (rare) The act of bringing into existence from nothing. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Related terms: annihilation, annihilator, Exnihilator, exnihilator, exnihilator-annihilator
    Sense id: en-exnihilation-en-noun-jFDcpSZ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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