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extinct

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extinct in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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"
    extinct  nonextant 
  2. (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
    "an extinct volcano"
    extinct 
  3. being out or having grown cold
    "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
    extinct  out 
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