extinct
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[edit] Etymology
Recorded since 1432; < Latin extinctus, the past participle of extinguere (“‘to put out, destroy, abolish, extinguish’”), corresponding to ex- + stinguere (“‘to quench’”)
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extinct (comparative more extinct, superlative most extinct)
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- (dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
- Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct.
- No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.
- Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.
- No longer in existence; having died out.
- The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
- (volcanology) No longer actively erupting.
- Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct.
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- (no longer erupting (volcanology): dormant
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[edit] Translations
extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
no longer used; obsolete, discontinued
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having died out
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no longer erupting
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[edit] External links
- extinct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- extinct in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
