GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Extinct , a. [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere. See Extinguish.]
   Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.
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   Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct.
   Milton.
   
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   Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law.
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   Specifically: 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.
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   Extinct, v. t. To cause to be extinct. [Obs.]
   Shak.
   
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