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Definition of Extinct
1. Adjective. No longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives. "Extinct laws and customs"
2. Adjective. (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive. "An extinct volcano"
3. Adjective. Being out or having grown cold. "The fire is out"
Definition of Extinct
1. a. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.
2. v. t. To cause to be extinct.
Definition of Extinct
1. Adjective. (dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.) ¹
2. Adjective. No longer used; obsolete, discontinued. ¹
3. Adjective. No longer in existence; having died out. ¹
4. Adjective. (vulcanology) No longer actively erupting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Extinct
1. to extinguish [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: extinguish
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