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(adjective) of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" |
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Synonyms: inactive |
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Antonyms: active, dormant |
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(satellite adjective) of a fire; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "faint smoke from the extinguished candle"; "the fire is out"; "the quenched flames" |
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Synonyms: extinguished, out, quenched |
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(adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: nonextant |
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Antonyms: extant |
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