Bane and Extinction

Bane

Bane noun - A source of harm or misfortune.

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Extinction and bane are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Bane".

Nearby Words: banal, baneful

Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

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Bane and extinction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bane" instead a noun "Extinction".

Nearby Word: extinct

natural	natural bane	natural extinction
likely	likely bane	likely extinction
bad	bad bane	bad extinction
societal	societal bane	societal extinction
Other adjectives: greatest, sudden, global.

Also, the Sith as a whole based much of their tradition (including the Rule of Two) on Darth Bane, the one who revived it in its more well-known incarnation after infighting among them led to near-extinction at the Jedi's hands.

Source: Villainous Legacy

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