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EXTINCT
extinct
(adjective) (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; “an extinct volcano”
extinct, out
(adjective) being out or having grown cold; “threw his extinct cigarette into the stream”; “the fire is out”
extinct, nonextant
(adjective) no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives; “an extinct species of fish”; “an extinct royal family”; “extinct laws and customs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
extinct (not comparable)
(dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.
(of a group of organisms, as a species) No longer in existence; having died out.
(geology) No longer active.
Synonyms
• (no longer used): See also obsolete
• (having died out): See also inexistent
• (volcanology: no longer erupting): dead
Antonyms
• (no longer alight): burning
• (having died out): extant; See also existent
• (volcanology: no longer erupting): active, dormant
Verb
extinct (third-person singular simple present extincts, present participle extincting, simple past and past participle extincted)
(transitive, nonstandard) To make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tinct", a. Etym: [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere. See Extinguish.]
1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano. Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct. Milton.
2. Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law.
Ex*tinct", v. t.
Definition: To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
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