What is "extant" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does extant mean in English? Meaning of extant definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "extant" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "extant": still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

Adjective

Meaning: still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

Example: extant manuscripts specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk

Synonyms: extant

Antonyms: extinct nonextant

Similar: living surviving

Also see: existent existing

Pronunciation in US: /ˈɛkstənt/, /ɛkˈstænt/

Pronunciation in UK: /ɛkˈstænt/, /ˈɛkstənt/

Adjective: Still in existence. 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]Currently existing; not having disappeared.Still alive; not extinct.

Synonyms:

surviving, actual, alive, around, being, contemporary, current, existing, immediate, instant, living, present, real, remaining, existent, present-day, in current use, not lost, subsisting, undestroyed,

What is "extant" in English? Definition and Explanations

What is "extant" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "extant": still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

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