Definition of extant Extant

/ɛˈkstʌnt/ - [ekstunt] - ex•tant

We found 10 definitions of extant from 6 different sources.

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What does extant mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

extant, extanter, extantest

extant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd
  nonextant, extinct no longer existing or inaccessible through loss or destruction; "its nonextant original was written on vellum"- G.B.Saul
  existent, existing having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran"
  living (informal) absolute; "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • extant (a.)
    Standing out or above any surface; protruded.
  • extant (a.)
    Still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding.
  • extant (a.)
    Publicly known; conspicuous.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • extant
    Still in existence or alive.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • extant
    eks′tant, adj. standing out, or above the rest: still standing or existing. [L. extans, antisex, out, stāre, to stand.]

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  • extant, adjective, not comparable.

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