ˈekstənt, ekˈstant, ˈekˌstant, ikˈstant, -taa(ə)nt adjective
Etymology: Latin exstant-, exstans, extant-, extans, present participle of exstare, extare to stand out, project, be in existence, from ex- ex- (I) + stare to stand — more at stand
1.
a. archaic : standing, projecting, or protruding out or above
its naked body half extant from the coarse blanket — George Borrow
b. archaic : standing out in a way that is adapted to physical or mental perception : easily seen or understood : clearly evident
the truth should be visibly extant — A.W.Kinglake
2.
a. : currently or actually existing : that is in existence
the most charming writer extant — G.W.Johnson
b. : still existing : continuing to exist : maintaining existence : not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
in the specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk — Edward Clodd
one of the oldest works extant on that subject