Extinct (TV series)
WordNet
adjective
(1) (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
"An extinct volcano"
(2) Being out or having grown cold
"Threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"
"The fire is out"
(3) No longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
"An extinct species of fish"
"An extinct royal family"
"Extinct laws and customs"
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Etymology
Recorded since 1432; < , the past participle of , corresponding to +
Adjective
- Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
- Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct.
- No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.
- Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.
- No longer in existence; having died out.
- The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
- No longer actively erupting.
- Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct.