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extinct definition
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Grep of noun extinct extinction extinction angle Overview of adj extinct The adj extinct has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. 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. extinct, inactive -- (of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano") 3. extinct, extinguished, out quenched -- (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") Antonyms of adj extinct 3 senses of extinct Sense 1 extinct (vs. extant), nonextant extant (vs. extinct) => living => surviving, living Sense 2 extinct (vs. active) (vs. dormant), inactive active (vs. dormant) (vs. extinct) => alive(prenominal), live(postnominal) => eruptive, erupting(postnominal) dormant (vs. extinct) (vs. active), inactive => quiescent Sense 3 extinct, extinguished, out(prenominal), quenched INDIRECT (VIA dead) -> live Similarity of adj extinct 3 senses of extinct Sense 1 extinct (vs. extant), nonextant => dead Also See-> nonexistent#1 Sense 2 extinct (vs. active) (vs. dormant), inactive => dead Sense 3 extinct, extinguished, out(prenominal), quenched => dead (vs. live) Attributes of adj extinct 1 of 3 senses of extinct Sense 2 extinct (vs. active) (vs. dormant), inactive => extinction Familiarity of adj extinct extinct used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj extinct extinct Overview of adj extinct The adj extinct has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. 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. extinct, inactive -- (of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano") 3. extinct, extinguished, out quenched -- (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")
extinct definition
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