Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Extinct
extinct, adj. [L. < ex, intensive + stinguēre, to quench.]
At an end; stopped; ceased with nothing surviving; [Fig. dead.]
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extinct, adj. [L. < ex, intensive + stinguēre, to quench.]
At an end; stopped; ceased with nothing surviving; [Fig. dead.]
Return to page 43 of the letter “e”.