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Definition: Extant |
ExtantAdjective1. Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "extant" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Extant \Ex"tant\, adjective. [Latin expression extans, -antis, or exstans, -antis, present participle of extare, exstare, to stand out or forth; ex out stare to stand: compare to the French expression extant. See Stand.]. (references) |
| Antonym: extinct (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Existence | Adjective: existing; Verb: existent, under the sun; in existence; Noun: extant; afloat, afoot, on foot, current, prevalent; undestroyed. |
The Present Time | Adjective: present, actual, instant, current, existing, extant, that is; present-day, up-to-date, up-to-the-moment. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Extant |
| English words defined with "extant": aardvark, ant bear, anteater ♦ Be ♦ crocodilian, crocodilian reptile, Cunabula ♦ egg-laying mammal, exist ♦ genus Isoetes, genus Metasequoia, genus Neoceratodus, genus Varanus, Gest ♦ Isoetes ♦ Liriodendron tulipifera ♦ magnoliid dicot family, magnoliid dicot genus, Magnoliidae, monotreme ♦ Neoceratodus ♦ Orycteropus afer ♦ ranalian complex, remains ♦ Sphenodon punctatum, subclass Magnoliidae ♦ tuatara ♦ unwritten law ♦ Varanus. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "extant": Ancient Lands, assay plan factor ♦ Contests of Wartburg ♦ field circus ♦ Gymnosperms ♦ Long Words ♦ Milesian Fables, Mother Shipton ♦ Palais des Thermes ♦ righteousness ♦ secondary species ♦ Vaticanus, Codex. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "extant": Extance. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Title page of Opera quae ad nos extant omnia, with Froben family device of caduceus clasped by two hands. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Health | Although a number of other psychotropic medications have been used to treat ADHD, the extant outcome data from these studies do not allow for conclusions regarding their efficacy. (references) | |
Economic History | Russia | The finance and tax ministries oppose PSA implementation on revenue grounds and the Ministry of Finance especially is complicating coordination of the tax regime in the new tax code with the extant PSA law. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A sturdy virtue that was once found among the Pantidoodles inhabiting the lower part of the peninsula of Oque. Some feeble attempts were made by returned missionaries to introduce it into several European countries, but it appears to have been imperfectly expounded. An example of this faulty exposition is found in the only extant sermon of the pious Bishop Rowley, a characteristic passage from which is here given: "Now righteousness consisteth not merely in a holy state of mind, nor yet in performance of religious rites and obedience to the letter of the law. It is not enough that one be pious and just: one must see to it that others also are in the same state; and to this end compulsion is a proper means. Forasmuch as my injustice may work ill to another, so by his injustice may evil be wrought upon still another, the which it is as manifestly my duty to estop as to forestall mine own tort. Wherefore if I would be righteous I am bound to restrain my neighbor, by force if needful, in all those injurious enterprises from which, through a better disposition and by the help of Heaven, I do myself restrain." |
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| "Extant" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Extant" is used about 239 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 239 | 19,365 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "extant": be extant ♦ extant surviving. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "extant": still-extant. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
extant | 14 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "extant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | ekzistues (actual, existent, existing, in existence, present, prevailing), që është ruajtur. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | съществуващ (actual, being, existent, existing, living, ongoing), наличен (available, disposable, existent, existing, stock), запазен (engaged, green, preserved, reserved, safe, uncorrupted, unworn). (various references) | |
Chinese | 现存 (Existent), 現存 . (various references) | |
Czech | existující (existing, going). (various references) | |
Farsi | پدیدار(ک.), موجود (Available, Bound, Existent, Handy, Life, Present, Real, Stock, Thing), دارای هستی , باقی مانده (Debris, Dregs, Scantling, Surplus). (various references) | |
French | qui existe encore. (various references) | |
German | existant, noch vorhanden, übriggeblieben (residual). (various references) | |
Greek | σωζόμενοσ, υπάρχων. (various references) | |
Hebrew | קים (existing, in existence). (various references) | |
Hungarian | meglévő, létező (substantial), fennálló (existing, going, outstanding, prevailing). (various references) | |
Indonesian | masih ada, cokol (reside, settle), bercokol (be in existence, reside, settle). (various references) | |
Italian | esistente ancora. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 現存 (existing, living, Real Presence). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | げんぞん (existing, living, Real Presence), げんそん (decrease, existing, great-great-grandchild, living, real existence, Real Presence). (various references) | |
Korean | 유존하는. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | extantay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | existente (alive, being, existent, existing, living, prevailing), sobrevivente (survivor). (various references) | |
Romanian | existent (available, being, existent, existing, in existence, real). (various references) | |
Russian | существующий (existent). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | postojeći (available, being, existence: in existence, existent, existing, present). (various references) | |
Spanish | existente (existent). (various references) | |
Swedish | bevarad (preserved). (various references) | |
Turkish | kaybolmamış, halâ var olan, geçerliliğini kaybetmemiş. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | видатний (big time, conspicuous, egregious, eminent, laureate, leading, notable, noted, only, outstanding, pre eminent, prominent, remarkable, shining, signal, stellar, transcendent, walloping), наявний (available, existent, in evidence, in stock, present, stock), збережений. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | hiện còn. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "extant": nonextant, sextant. (additional references) | |
Words containing "extant": sextants. (additional references) | |
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"Extant" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ekstrand, Ertan, estant, etait, etan, exant, exstant, exta, extane, extants, extart, exten, extient, extint, extran, extrant, eytan, xtant. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "extant" (pronounced e"kstunt) |
| 5 | -s t u n t | assistant, consistent, constant, contestant, decongestant, distant, existent, inconsistent, insistent, instant, nonexistent, persistent, protestant, resistant. |
| 4 | -t u n t | accountant, adjutant, blatant, combatant, competent, concomitant, consultant, important, impotent, inadvertent, disinfectant, exorbitant, expectant, exultant, hesitant, incompetent, inhabitant, intermittent, irritant, latent, militant, mutant, noncombatant, omnipotent, patent, penitent, pollutant, potent, reluctant, repentant, resultant, surfactant, unimportant, unrepentant. |
| 3 | -u n t | agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consonant, constituent, containment, contaminant, contentment, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, incandescent, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hydrant, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insolent, insolvent, installment, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, nascent, negligent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, pennant, percipient, permanent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, postponement, postretirement, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unpleasant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-n-t-t-x" | |
-2 letters: ante, etna, neat, nett, next, tate, teat, tent, text. | |
-3 letters: ane, ant, ate, att, axe, eat, eta, nae, net, tae, tan, tat, tax, tea, ten, tet. | |
-4 letters: ae, an, at, ax, en, et, ex, na, ne, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-n-t-t-x" | |
+1 letter: sextant. | |
+2 letters: excitant, exultant, sextants, xanthate. | |
+3 letters: excitants, executant, expectant, extenuate, nonextant, plaintext, xanthates. | |
+4 letters: antisexist, contextual, detoxicant, exaltation, excitation, executants, exenterate, exorbitant, expectants, extenuated, extenuates, extenuator, extracting, extraction, extubating, exultantly, exultation, intoxicate, plaintexts. | |
+5 letters: antianxiety, antisexists, detoxicants, exaltations, exanthemata, excitations, exenterated, exenterates, exhortation, existential, expatiating, expatiation, expectantly, expectation, expectorant, exportation, extenuating, extenuation, extenuators, extenuatory, exterminate, externality, extirpating, extirpation, extractions, extraditing, extradition, extravagant, extricating, extrication, exultations, intoxicated, intoxicates. | |
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