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extinct definition

ex·tinct (ek stiŋkt, ik-)

adjective

    1. having died down or burned out; extinguished an extinct fire
    2. no longer active an extinct volcano
  1. no longer in existence or use; specif., having no living descendant an extinct species
  2. that no living person holds or can claim: said of offices, titles, etc.
  3. no longer spoken as a native language

Etymology: ME < L extinctus, exstinctus, pp. of exstinguere: see extinguish

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