extant
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, from extō, from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
extant (comparative more extant, superlative most extant)
- Still in existence.
- Currently existing; not having disappeared.
- Still alive; not extinct.
Antonyms [edit]
- (still alive): extinct
Translations [edit]
still in existence
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currently existing; not having disappeared
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still alive; not extinct
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Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
extant
- third-person plural present active indicative of extō