extant
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
extant (not comparable)
- Still in existence.
- 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]
- 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- Currently existing; not having disappeared.
- Still alive; not extinct.
- (obsolete) Standing out, or above the rest.
Synonyms
- (still in existence): existent, existing; see also Thesaurus:existent
Antonyms
- (still alive): extinct
Derived terms
- then-extant
Translations
still in existence
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currently existing; not having disappeared
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still alive; not extinct
Latin
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