An*ni`hi*la"tion (&?;), n. [Cf. F. annihilation.]
1. The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of
destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing
exists, so that the name can
no longer be applied to it;
as, the annihilation of a corporation.
2. The state of being annihilated. Hooker.
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