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   ex·tant

   /ˈekstənt/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a document) still in existence; surviving: "the original manuscript is no longer extant"

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

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   Extant means currently or actually existing, not destroyed or lost. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history and etymology of extant from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Extant means something very old that is still existing. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and synonyms like surviving.

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   EXTANT meaning: 1. used to refer to something very old that is still existing: 2. used to refer to something very…. Learn more.

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   Use the adjective extant to describe old things that are still around, like your extant diary from third grade or the only extant piece of pottery from certain craftspeople who lived hundreds of years ago.

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   Extant means still in existence, surviving, or not extinct. It can also mean standing out or protruding, but this sense is archaic. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and frequency of extant.

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   Extant definition: in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost. See examples of EXTANT used in a sentence.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › extantExtant - definition of extant by The Free Dictionary

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   Extant means still existing; not destroyed, lost, or extinct. Learn how to use this word correctly and avoid confusion with extent or extinct, and see synonyms and translations.