extant C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɛk.stənt/ UK /ɛkˈstænt/ See IPA manual Freq #67704 Meanings 1 adj Still existing; not lost or destroyed. Only a few extant copies of the medieval manuscript survive today. 2 adj Still alive as a species; not extinct. Crocodiles are among the oldest extant reptiles on Earth. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · still existing; not lost or... existentexistingliving 2 adj · still alive as a species;... aliveliving Word family Derived forms nonextantthen-extant Related forms extanceextancy Etymology AI details First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”). extantem Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # extant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɛk.stənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɛkˈstænt/ **Frequency rank:** 67704 ## Meanings 1. Still existing; not lost or destroyed. 2. Still alive as a species; not extinct. ## Examples - Only a few extant copies of the medieval manuscript survive today. - Crocodiles are among the oldest extant reptiles on Earth. ## Derived Forms - nonextant - then-extant ## Related Forms - extance - extancy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: extantem ## Etymology First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”). ## AI Etymology Extant is first attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”). In present-day use, it can mean still existing; not lost or destroyed, or still alive as a species; not extinct. Derived formations include nonextant and then-extant. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown