Extant

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /É›kˈstænt/
• UK IPA: /ˈɛkstÉ™nt/
• Rhymes: -ænt, -É›kstÉ™nt

Origin

First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, from extō, from ex- ("out") + stō ("stand").

Full definition of extant

Adjective

1. Still in existence.
• 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. HammondDuring the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant...
2. Currently existing; not having disappeared.
3. Still alive; not extinct.

Antonyms

• (still alive) extinct