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| 1. | [ adjective ] of a fire; being out or having grown cold | |
| Synonyms: | out quenched extinguished | |
| Examples: | "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream" "faint smoke from the extinguished candle" "the fire is out" "the quenched flames" |
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| Related terms: | dead | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives | |
| Synonyms: | nonextant | |
| Examples: | "an extinct species of fish" "an extinct royal family" "extinct laws and customs" |
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| Related terms: | extant dead nonexistent | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive | |
| Synonyms: | inactive | |
| Examples: | "an extinct volcano" |
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| Related terms: | dormant active dead extinction | |
| Similar spelling: |
extinction exciting excitant |
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