Meaning & Definition of Extinct in English
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Extinct
/ɪkstɪŋkt/
adjective
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"
synonym:
- extinct,
- nonextant
2. (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
- "An extinct volcano"
synonym:
- extinct
3. Being out or having grown cold
- "Threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"
- "The fire is out"
synonym:
- extinct,
- out(p)
Examples of using
My dream is to become a space-archaeologist and to explore extinct planets.
Dinosaurs became extinct a very long time ago.
It was during the ice age that the saber-toothed tiger became extinct.