extant
/ɪkˈstant
/ /ɛkˈstant/ /ˈɛkst(ə)nt /adjective
Still in existence; surviving: an extant letter...
- With an abundance of remains there are ample extant buildings and artefacts in situ.
- No planning permission granted has ever been implemented and none remains extant.
- The final extant edition ends four weeks before her death in 1895.
Synonyms
still existing, in existence, surviving, remaining, abiding, enduring, undestroyed, present, existent;
living, alive
Origin
Mid 16th century (in the sense 'able to be publicly seen or reached'): from Latin exstant- 'being visible or prominent, existing', from the verb exstare, from ex- 'out' + stare 'to stand'.