Auslöschung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- holocaust name (historical, capitalized) The mass murder of around six million European Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II.
- obliteration noun The complete destruction of something, so that nothing is left.
Senses
Auslöschung is used for these senses in English:
- holocaust Extensive destruction of a group of animals or (especially) people; a large-scale massacre or slaughter.
- obliteration (medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).
holocaust — full definition
- name (historical, capitalized) The mass murder of around six million European Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II.
- noun Widespread destruction or slaughter, especially on a massive scale.
obliteration — full definition
- noun The complete destruction of something, so that nothing is left.
- noun The act of hiding or covering something so it can no longer be seen.
- noun The act of canceling, rubbing out or removing something.
- noun The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).
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