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ex⋅tinct

  [ik-stingkt]
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–adjective
1. no longer in existence; that has ended or died out: an extinct species of fish.
2. no longer in use; obsolete: an extinct custom.
3. extinguished; quenched; not burning.
4. having ceased eruption; no longer active: an extinct volcano.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L ex(s)tinctus put out, quenched, ptp. of ex(s)tinguere to extinguish

Synonyms:
1. defunct, gone, vanished. See dead. 2. archaic. 3. out.
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ex·tinct   (ĭk-stĭngkt')   
adj.  
  1. No longer existing or living: an extinct species.
  2. No longer burning or active: an extinct volcano.
  3. No longer in use: an extinct custom. See Synonyms at dead.
  4. Law Lacking a claimant; void: an extinct title.

[Middle English, from Latin exstīnctus, past participle of exstinguere, to extinguish; see extinguish.]
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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.

Extinct

Ex*tinct"\, v. t. To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Language Translation for : extinct
Spanish: extinguido,
German: ausgestorben,
Japanese: 絶滅した
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extinct 
1432, from L. extinctus, pp. of extinguere (see extinguish). Originally of fires; the sense of "dying out" of a family, a hereditary title, or a species is first recorded in Eng. 1581.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ex·tinct
Pronunciation: ik-'sti[ng](k)t, 'ek-"
Function: adjective
: no longer existing : lacking living representatives<extinct prehistoric animals>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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extinct   (ĭk-stĭngkt')  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Having no living members. Species become extinct for many reasons, including climate change, disease, destruction of habitat, local or worldwide natural disasters, and development into new species (speciation). The great majority of species that have ever lived—probably more than 99 percent—are now extinct.
  2. No longer active or burning, as an extinct volcano.

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