Meaning of EXTINCT
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- [adj] of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"
- [adj] of a fire; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "faint smoke from the extinguished candle"; "the fire is out"; "the quenched flames"
- [adj] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | dead, extinguished, inactive, nonextant, out(p), quenched |
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| | Antonyms: | | active, dormant, extant | | |
| | See Also: | | nonexistent | |
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\Ex*tinct"\, a. [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of
extinguere, exstinguere. See {Extinguish}.]
1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a
lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.
Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct.
--Milton.
2. Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family
becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law.
\Ex*tinct"\, v. t.
To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] --Shak.
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