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Meaning of 'extinct' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Extinct [ a.]
- Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.
- Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law.
2 . Extinct [ v. t.]
- To cause to be extinct.

Meaning of 'extinct' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . extinct [ a]
Meaning (1):
- no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
Example in sentence:
  • an extinct royal family;
  • an extinct species of fish;
  • extinct laws and customs
Meaning (2):
- (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
Example in sentence:
  • an extinct volcano
3 . extinct [ s]
Meaning (3):
- being out or having grown cold
Example in sentence:
  • the fire is out;
  • threw his extinct cigarette into the stream

Nearby Words:

extacy extance extancy extant extasy extatic extemporal extemporanean extemporaneous extemporarily

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