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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extinct \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extinct \Ex*tinct"\, v. t. To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: extinct adj 1: 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" [syn: {nonextant}] [ant: {extant}] 2: of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" [syn: {inactive}] [ant: {active}, {dormant}] 3: 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" [syn: {extinguished}, {out(p)}, {quenched}]
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