extinct

🇺🇸 /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-C1
adjective
R

no longer existing

The dodo bird is extinct because no more exist today.

R

no longer existing in society

The tradition became extinct when people stopped practicing it.

R

no longer active

The volcano is now extinct and will not erupt again.

translation

adj. no longer existing; no longer existing in society; no longer active