"omnicide" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: omni- (“all”) + -cide (“to kill”) Etymology templates: {{confix|en|omni|cide|gloss1=all|gloss2=to kill|id2=killing}} omni- (“all”) + -cide (“to kill”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} omnicide (uncountable)
  1. The total extinction of the human species as a result of human action. Most commonly it refers to human extinction through nuclear warfare, but it can also refer to such extinction through other means such as global anthropogenic ecological catastrophe. Wikipedia link: omnicide Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Death, Nuclear warfare Related terms: omnicidal, genocide, autogenocide, speciecide

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