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Definition of: extinct
(ik·stingkt′) adjective
1. Extinguished; inactive; quenched: an extinct volcano.
2. Exterminated; no longer existing: an extinct animal or species.
3. Void; lapsed: an extinct title. See synonyms under LIFELESS. [<L ex-(s)tinctus, pp. of ex(s)tinguere EXTINGUISH]
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