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EXTANT

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• EXTANT (adjective)
The adjective EXTANT has 1 sense:

1. still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

Familiarity information: EXTANT used as an adjective is very rare.

• EXTANT (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

Context examples:

extant manuscripts / specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk

Similar:

living (still in active use)

living; surviving (still in existence)

Also:

existent; existing (having existence or being or actuality)

Antonym:

extinct (no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives)

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
(English proverb)
"Keep your eyes on the sun and you will not see the shadows."
(Aboriginal Australian proverbs)
"Meat and mass never hindered man."
(Arabic proverb)
"Every little pot has a fitting lid."
(Dutch proverb)

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