Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - extinct
Extinct
extinct
adj. 1 (of a family, class, or species) that has died out. 2 a (of fire etc.) no longer burning. b (of a volcano) that no longer erupts. 3 (of life, hope, etc.) terminated, quenched. 4 (of an office etc.) obsolete. 5 (of a title of nobility) having no qualified claimant. Etymology: ME f. L exstinguere exstinct- (as EX-(1), stinguere quench)
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin exstinctus, past participle of exstinguere Date: 15th century 1. no longer burning, no longer active , no longer existing , 3. gone out of use ; superseded, having no qualified claimant , II. transitive verb Date: 15th century extinguish ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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