extinct: Meaning and Definition of
ex•tinct
Pronunciation: (ik-stingkt'), [key]
— adj.
- no longer in existence; that has ended or died out: an extinct species of fish.
- no longer in use; obsolete: an extinct custom.
- extinguished; quenched; not burning.
- having ceased eruption; no longer active: an extinct volcano.
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