extinct

adj//ɛk-//

slocknad, släckt, utdöd

  1. (dated) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.

  2. (geology) Of a geological feature: no longer active; specifically, of a volcano: no longer erupting.

  3. (chiefly, biology) Of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence.

  4. Of customs, ideas, laws and legal rights, offices, organizations, etc.: no longer existing or in use; defunct, discontinued, obsolete; specifically, of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it.

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