extant

English

Etymology

First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, from extō, from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɛkˈstænt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɛkstənt/

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  Rhymes: -ænt

Adjective

extant (comparative more extant, superlative most extant)

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

Antonyms

• (still alive): extinct

Translations

extant

Bosnian: postojeći (bs) Catalan: existent (ca) m. and f. Czech: dochovalý (cs), dochovaný (cs), existující (cs) French: existant (fr) German: existent (de) Greek: υπάρχων (el) (iparkhon) m., σωζόμενος (el) (sozomenos) m.

Hindi: मौजुद (hi) Polish: istniejący (pl) m. Portuguese: existente (pt) m. and f., remanescente (pt) m. and f. Russian: сохранившийся (ru) Spanish: existente (es) m. and f.

Currently existing; not having disappeared

Russian: существующий (ru)

Still alive; not extinct

Russian: выживший (ru), сохранившийся (ru)

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Latin

Verb

extant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of extō