Extinct

a.	1.	Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano. Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct. - Milton.
	2.	Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law.
	3.	Once existing as a species but now having no living members; - used of species of living organisms, especially of animals and plants; as, dinosaurs are now extinct; the dodo bird is extinct.
v. t.	1.	To cause to be extinct.

Adj.	1.	extinct - 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" Synonyms: nonextant Antonyms: extant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd
	2.	extinct - of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" Synonyms: inactive Antonyms: active - (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos" dormant, inactive - of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano"
	3.	extinct - of a fire; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out" Synonyms: out

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