extant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, from extare, from ex- (“‘out’”) + stare (“‘stand’”), from Proto-Indo-European *sta- (“‘to stand’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɛkˈstænt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɛkstənt/
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  Rhymes: -ænt

[edit] Adjective

extant (comparative more extant, superlative most extant)

1. Still in existence.
2. Currently existing; not having disappeared.
3. Still alive; not extinct.

[edit] Translations