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Adjective: extinct ik'stingkt- 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" - nonextant - (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
"an extinct volcano" - Being out or having grown cold
"threw his extinct cigarette into the stream" - out
See also: dead, extinction, nonexistent Antonym: active, extant Encyclopedia: Extinct |