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Meaning of extinct in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)t/

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 2. of e.g. volcanos

    Examples

    • « permanently inactive »
    • « an extinct volcano »

    Synonyms

    • dead

    Antonyms

    • active
    • dormant
    • inactive

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