EXTINCT
/ษkหstษชลkt/
16
Scrabble
18
WWF
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Definition
/ษkหstษชลkt/
verb
- To make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate.
adjective
- Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)“Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct.”
- No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.“Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.”
- (of a group of organisms, as a species) No longer in existence; having died out.“The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.”
- No longer active.“Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct.”
Source: Wiktionary
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