"destruction" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdɪsˈtrʌkʃən/ Audio: en-us-destruction.ogg [US] Forms: destruction [singular], destructions [plural]
Etymology: destruct + -ion Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|destruct|ion}} destruct + -ion Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The destruction of a thing is the act of breaking the thing; the end of existence of the thing. Before the destruction, the thing is there. After the destruction, there is no thing any more.
    Sense id: simple-destruction-en-noun-TVJLjbHD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ion
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