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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. [1913 Webster]

Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law. [1913 Webster]

3. Specifically: Once existing as a species but now having no living members; -- used of species of living organisms, especially of animals and plants; as, dinosaurs are now extinct; the dodo bird is extinct. [PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Extinct \Ex*tinct"\, v. t. To cause to be extinct. [Obs.]

--Shak. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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extinct adj
1: 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" [syn: nonextant] [ant: extant]
2: of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" [syn: inactive] [ant: active, dormant]
3: of a fire; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out" [syn: out(p)]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Extinct \Ex*tinct"\, v. t. To cause to be extinct. [Obs.]

--Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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