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extinct

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extinct
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin exstinctus, past participle of exstinguere Date: 15th century 1. a. no longer burning b. no longer active <
an extinct volcano
> 2. no longer existing <
an extinct animal
> 3. a. gone out of use ; superseded b. having no qualified claimant <
an extinct title
> II. transitive verb Date: 15th century archaic extinguish

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  • Extinct — Ex*tinct , a. [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere. See {Extinguish}.] 1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano. [1913 Webster] Light, the prime work of God, to me… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • extinct — 1> потухший Ex: extinct volcano потухший (угасший) вулкан 2> человек, отошедший от жизни 3> угасший (о чувстве и т. п.) 4> вымерший (о племени, виде животного и т. п.) Ex: to become extinct вымереть 5> пресекшийся (о роде) 6> упраздненный (о… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • Extinct — Ex*tinct , v. t. To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • extinct — adj. 1) потухший extinct volcano 2) угасший (о чувствах, жизни ит. п.) 3) вымерший 4) не имеющий продолжателя рода, наследника (дворянскоготитула и т. п.) 5) вышедший из употребления (о слове, обычае и т. п.) Syn: seedead …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • extinct — ɪksˈtɪŋkt прил. 1) потухший extinct volcano ≈ потухший вулкан Syn : extinguished 2) угасший (о чувствах, надеждах и т. п.) extinct feelings ≈ угасшие чувства 3) вымерший; пресекшийся (о роде) the bones of extinct animals ≈ …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • extinct — /ik stingkt /, adj. 1. no longer in existence; that has ended or died out: an extinct species of fish. 2. no longer in use; obsolete: an extinct custom. 3. extinguished; quenched; not burning. 4. having ceased eruption; no longer active: an… …   Universalium

  • extinct — adjective /ɪkˈstɪŋkt,ɛkˈstɪŋkt/ a) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.) Poor Edwards cigarillo was already extinct. b) No longer in existence; having died out. Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current… …   Wiktionary

  • extinct — 1) no longer living as applied to a taxon. Opposite of extant 2) in the IUCN Criteria for threatened species, a taxon is Extinct when there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. Abbreviated as EX …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • extinct... — extīnct..., s. exstinct …   Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch

  • extinct — • вымерший • высохший • потухать • потухнуть • угасший …   Англо-русский геологический словарь

Фильмы

  • Meek People are Blessed, 1988 — Annotation: About large families of the village of Voloye in the Kaluga Region. Film description: 1.5 hours Large families of the village of White Kaluga region. The fate of mothers-heroines G…