adj.
Pronunciation: ' ek-st ə nt; ek- ' stant, ' ek- ˌ
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin exstant-, exstans, present participle of exstare to stand out, be in existence, from ex- + stare to stand ― more at STAND
Date: 1545
1 archaic : standing out or above
2 a : currently or actually existing <the most charming writer extant ― G. W. Johnson> b : still existing : not destroyed or lost < extant manuscripts>