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adjectiveno longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representativesOpposite:
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adjectivebeing out or having grown cold
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adjective(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
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Examples of extinct
- "an extinct species of fish"
- "an extinct royal family"
- "extinct laws and customs"
- "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"
- "an extinct volcano"