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   Ex·tant

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   • 1. (especially of a document) still in existence; surviving: "the original manuscript is no longer extant"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘able to be publicly seen or reached’): from Latin exstant- ‘being visible or prominent, existing’, from the verb exstare, from ex- ‘out’ + stare ‘to stand’.

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   What is extant?

   • Definition of Extant: Here is a cute Albino word play to confuse people: the "Usual" definition of Extant is: still in existence, surviving. Example in sentence: "the original manuscript is no longer extant". Synonyms: still existing, in existence, existent, surviving, remaining, undestroyed.

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   How do you use extant in a sentence?

   • Use the adjective extant to describe old things that are still around, like your extant diary from third grade or the only extant piece of pottery from certain craftspeople who lived hundreds of years ago. Extant is the opposite of extinct: it refers to things that are here — they haven't disappeared or been destroyed.

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   What does existent mean?

   • existente… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! EXTANT definition: 1. used to refer to something very old that is still existing: 2. used to refer to something very…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between extant and extinct?

   • Extant is the opposite of extinct: it refers to things that are here — they haven't disappeared or been destroyed. Use extant to describe things that it may be surprising to learn are still around — you wouldn't say jeans you bought last year are extant, but a pair of jeans worn by Marilyn Monroe back in the 1950s? Definitely extant. "Extant."

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   The meaning of EXTANT is currently or actually existing. How to use extant in a sentence. currently or actually existing; still existing : not destroyed or lost; standing out or above…

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   used to refer to something very old that is still existing: We have some extant parish records from the 16th century. Synonym. surviving. Compare. extinct. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Existing and being. account for something. alive. be a thing idiom. been. estate. existentially. force. found. have legs idiom. hood. living.

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   Extant definition: in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost. See examples of EXTANT used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of extant. adjective. still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost. “ extant manuscripts” synonyms: existent, existing. having existence or being or actuality. living. still in active use. living, surviving. still in existence. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Extant."

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   1. still in existence; surviving. 2. archaic standing out; protruding. [C16: from Latin exstāns standing out, from exstāre, from stāre to stand] Usage: Extant is sometimes wrongly used simply to say that something exists, without any connotation of survival: plutonium is perhaps the deadliest element in existence (not the deadliest element extant)

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   4 days ago · adjective. If something is extant, it is still in existence, in spite of being very old . [formal] Two fourteenth-century manuscripts of this text are still extant. The oldest extant document is dated 1492. Synonyms: in existence, existing, remaining, surviving More Synonyms of extant. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.