exnihilation

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noun

The act of bringing into existence from nothing.

OriginLatin ex →
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Meanings

nounexnihilation (countable and uncountable, plural exnihilations)

plural exnihilations

  1. countablerareuncountableThe act of bringing into existence from nothing.

Origin

  1. Latinex“from”
  2. Englishexnihilation

From Latin ex (“from”) + nihil (“nothing”). Compare annihilation.

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APA

exnihilation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exnihilation

MLA

“exnihilation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exnihilation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exnihilation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exnihilation.

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