extant
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈɛkstənt/, /ɛkˈstænt/
  • (British) IPA: /ɛkˈstænt/, /ˈɛkstənt/
Adjective

extant (not comparable)

  1. Still in existence.
    • 1661, John Fell (bishop), 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 […]
  2. Currently existing; not having disappeared.
  3. Still alive; not extinct.
  4. (obsolete) Standing out, or above the rest.
Synonyms Antonyms Translations Translations
  • German: vorhanden
  • Russian: существу́ющий
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