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extant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'extant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Extant [ a.]
- Standing out or above any surface; protruded.
- Still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding.
- Publicly known; conspicuous.

Meaning of 'extant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . extant [ a]
Meaning (1):
- still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
Example in sentence:
  • extant manuscripts;
  • specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk