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Definition of extant adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1 giorno fa · extant in British English. (ɛkˈstænt , ˈɛkstənt ) adjective. 1. still in existence; surviving. 2. archaic. standing out; protruding. USAGE Extant is sometimes wrongly used simply to say that something exists, without any connotation of survival: plutonium is perhaps the deadliest element in existence (not the deadliest element extant ...
extant: adjective alive , current , currently existing , existing , in being , in current use , in existence , living , not extinct , not lost , present , standing ...
extant (adjective) extant / ˈ ɛkstənt/ Brit /ɛk ˈ stænt/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of EXTANT. formal. : in existence : still existing. extant bird species. : not destroyed or lost. There are few extant records from that period. one of the oldest buildings still extant.
Extant definition: in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost. See examples of EXTANT used in a sentence.
extant: 1 adj still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost “ extant manuscripts” “"specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd” Synonyms: existent , existing having existence or being or actuality living still in active use living , surviving still in existence Antonyms: extinct , nonextant no longer in ...
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word extant, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
