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# extant

«extant» in Mova's school dictionary: **Still existing today, especially something very old: the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Still existing today, especially something very old: the oldest extant painting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#m1)

2) (science) Still living, not extinct: extant species. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science «extant» animals are still alive today, the opposite of «extinct»; in history old books or buildings that still exist are extant. Phrases: «extant species», «still extant».

### examples

- Only a few copies of the old book are extant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x1)
- The crocodile is an extant reptile, but the dinosaurs are extinct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x2)
- Is the castle wall still extant? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x3)
- Scientists listed the extant species of bears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x4)
- The oldest extant letter is in the museum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x5)
- Most kinds of animal that ever lived are no longer extant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x6)
- We can trace them in Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic MSS., and a few are extant on Buddhist Stupas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x7)

### note

Formal and rare; in plain talk «still around» or «still alive». Trap: «extant» (still existing) and «extinct» (no longer existing) look alike but are opposites. Do not confuse with «extent» (size, amount).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «extant» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.