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ex·tinct
 extinct
- pronunciation:
- ihk
stIngkt
- features:
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
no longer existing, as an animal species.
- antonyms:
- extant
- similar words:
- defunct, nonexistent
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| definition 2: |
no longer practiced or observed, as a custom.
- synonyms:
- antiquated, defunct, obsolete
- antonyms:
- current
- similar words:
- abandoned, démodé, dead, out-of-date, outmoded, passé
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| definition 3: |
no longer alive or active, as a fire or volcano.
- synonyms:
- dead, dormant, extinguished, inactive, quenched, quiescent
- similar words:
- defunct, inert
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| related words: |
archaic, dead, deceased, obsolete |
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