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Meaning of
extinct
in English
Pronunciation
/ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)t/
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Classifying Adjective
extinct
Definitions
1.
of a fire
Examples
« being out or having grown cold »
« threw his extinct cigarette into the stream »
« the fire is out »
Synonyms
dead
Qualitative Adjective
extinct
Etymology
late Middle English (in the sense ‘no longer alight’): from Latin exstinct-‘extinguished’, from the verb exstinguere (see extinguish)
Definitions
1.
no longer in existence
Examples
« lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives »
« an extinct species of fish »
« an extinct royal family »
« extinct laws and customs »
Synonyms
dead
Antonyms
extant
2.
of e.g. volcanos
Examples
« permanently inactive »
« an extinct volcano »
Synonyms
dead
Antonyms
active
dormant
inactive
