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1. (adj.) extinct
no longer in existence:
an extinct species.
2. extinct
no longer in use; obsolete:
an extinct custom.
3. extinct
no longer burning; extinguished.
4. extinct
no longer active:
an extinct volcano.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L ex(s)tinctus, ptp. of ex(s)tinguere to extinguish)
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1. (adj) extinct, nonextant
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
"an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs"
2. (adj) extinct
(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
"an extinct volcano"
3. (adj) extinct, out(p)
being out or having grown cold
"threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
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1. (adjective) extinct
(of a type of animal or plant) not existing anymore
Dinosaurs are extinct.; extinct species; species that are in danger of extinction
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) extinct
extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano
2. (adj) extinct
without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law
3. (verb) extinct
to cause to be extinct
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Sense: (of a type of animal etc) no longer in existence
Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.
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 Afrikaans: uitgesterf |
 Arabic: بائِد، مُنْقَرِض |
 Bulgarian: изчезнал |
 Brazilian: extinto |
 Czech: vyhynulý |
 German: ausgestorben |
 Danish: uddød |
 Greek: που έχει εκλείψει |
 Spanish: extinguido |
 Estonian: väljasurnud |
 Farsi: منقرض |
 Finnish: sukupuuttoon kuollut |
 French: disparu |
 Hebrew: נִכחַד |
 Hindi: लुप्त |
 Croatian: izumro |
 Hungarian: kihalt |
 Indonesian: punah |
 Icelandic: aldauða, útdauður |
 Italian: estinto |
 Japanese: 絶滅した |
 Korean: 멸종한 |
 Lithuanian: išnykęs |
 Latvian: izzudis; izmiris |
 Malay: pupus |
 Dutch: uitgestorven |
 Norwegian: utdødd |
 Polish: wymarły |
 Persian: منقرض |
 Pashto: يو ډول حيوان |
 Portuguese: extinto |
 Romanian: dispărut |
 Russian: вымерший |
 Slovak: vyhynutý |
 Slovenian: izumrl |
 Serbian: izumreo |
 Swedish: utdöd |
 Thai: สูญพันธุ์ |
 Turkish: yok olmuş, nesli tükenmiş |
 Taiwanese: 絕種的，滅絕的 |
 Ukrainian: вимерлий, зниклий |
 Urdu: معدوم ، فنا |
 Vietnamese: tuyệt chủng |
 Chinese: 绝种的，灭绝的 |
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