EXTINCT


Meaning of EXTINCT in English

/ ɪkˈstɪŋkt; NAmE / adjective

1.

( of a type of plant, animal, etc. ) no longer in existence :

an extinct species

to become extinct

2.

( of a type of person, job or way of life ) no longer in existence in society :

Servants are now almost extinct in modern society.

3.

( of a volcano ) no longer active

OPP active

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in the sense no longer alight ): from Latin exstinct- extinguished, from the verb exstinguere , from ex- out + stinguere quench.

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