extinct
/ษkหstษชลkt/verb
- 1
To make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate.
adjective
- 1
Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
โPoor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct.โ
- 2
No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.
โLuckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.โ
- 3
(of a group of organisms, as a species) No longer in existence; having died out.
โThe dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.โ
- 4
No longer active.
โMost of the volcanos on this island are now extinct.โ
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