EXTINCT', a. L. extinctus. See Extinguish.
1. Extinguished put out quenched as, fire, light or a lamp is extinct.
2. Being at an end having no survivor as, a family or race is extinct.
3. Being at an end having ceased. The enmity between the families is extinct.
My days are extinct. Job 17
4. Being at an end, by abolition or disuse having no force as, the law is extinct.
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