Definitions for extant
ˈɛk stənt, ɪkˈstæntex·tant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. extantadjective

   still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

   "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. extantadjective

   Still in existence.

2. extantadjective

   Currently existing; not having disappeared.

3. extantadjective

   Still alive; not extinct.

4. Etymology: First attested in 1545, from extantem, from exto, from ex- + sto.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EXTANTadjective

   Etymology: extans, Latin.

   1. Standing out to view; standing above the rest.

   That part of the teeth which is extant above the gums is naked, and not invested with that sensible membrane called periosteum, wherewith the other bones are covered. John Ray.

   2. Publick; not suppressed.

   The first of the continued weekly bills of mortality, extant at the parish clerks hall, begins the twenty-ninth of December 1603. John Graunt, Bills of Mortality.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. extant

   Extant refers to something that is still existing, surviving or in existence rather than extinct or destroyed. The term is usually used in regards to a species, documents, manuscripts, works of art, or any other things from the past that are still present or available today.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Extantadjective

   standing out or above any surface; protruded

2. Extantadjective

   still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding

3. Extantadjective

   publicly known; conspicuous

4. Etymology: [L. extans, -antis, or exstans, -antis, p. pr. of extare, exstare, to stand out or forth; ex out + stare to stand: cf. F. extant. See Stand.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Extant

   eks′tant, adj. standing out, or above the rest: still standing or existing. [L. extans, antis—ex, out, stāre, to stand.]

How to pronounce extant?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of extant in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of extant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of extant in a Sentence

1. Catholic University of America:

   All of the dresses have certain verifiable characteristics, including, for example, a' secret pocket' on the right side of the pinafore skirt for Dorothy's handkerchief,' Judy Garland' written by hand in a script specific to a single person who labeled all of the extant dresses in the same hand. Apparently, the thin material of the blouse was prone to tearing when Judy Garland as Dorothy took it off after filming, and a seamstress often repaired it before Judy Garland as Dorothy donned it for the next shoot.

2. David Horvath:

   The interaction of ascending magma and the icy substrate of this region could have provided favorable conditions for microbial life fairly recently and raises the possibility of extant life in this region.

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