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- Dictionaryextant/ɛkˈstant/
adjective
- 1. still in existence; surviving: "an extant letter"
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Extant means something very old that is still existing. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and synonyms like surviving.
Extant means currently or actually existing, not destroyed or lost. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history and etymology of extant from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Extant definition: in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost. See examples of EXTANT used in a sentence.
Definition of 'extant' Word Frequency. extant. (ekstænt , ekstənt ) adjective. If something is extant, it is still in existence, in spite of being very old. [formal] Two fourteenth-century manuscripts of this text are still extant. The oldest extant document is dated 1492.
Use the adjective extant to describe old things that are still around, like your extant diary from third grade or the only extant piece of pottery from certain craftspeople who lived hundreds of years ago.
EXTANT meaning: 1. used to refer to something very old that is still existing: 2. used to refer to something very…. Learn more.
Extant means still existing; not destroyed, lost, or extinct. Learn how to use this word correctly and avoid confusing it with extent or extinct, and see synonyms and translations.
