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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives;
- Example: "an extinct species of fish"
- Example: "an extinct royal family"
- Example: "extinct laws and customs"
[syn: extinct, nonextant]

2. (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive;
- Example: "an extinct volcano"

3. being out or having grown cold;
- Example: "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"
- Example: "the fire is out"
[syn: extinct, out(p)]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Extinct \Ex*tinct"\, a. [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere. See Extinguish.] 1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano. [1913 Webster] Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law. [1913 Webster] 3. Specifically: Once existing as a species but now having no living members; -- used of species of living organisms, especially of animals and plants; as, dinosaurs are now extinct; the dodo bird is extinct. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Extinct \Ex*tinct"\, v. t. To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

extinct adj 1: 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" [syn: extinct, nonextant] [ant: extant] 2: (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" [ant: active] 3: being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out" [syn: extinct, out(p)]