EXTANT


Meaning of EXTANT in English

/ ekˈstænt; NAmE ; ˈekstənt/ adjective

( formal ) ( of sth very old ) still in existence :

extant remains of the ancient wall

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the sense able to be publicly seen or reached ): from Latin exstant- being visible existing, from the verb exstare , from ex- out + stare to stand.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.