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Definition of extant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

extant

adjective
 
/ekˈstænt/,
 
/ˈekstənt/
 
/ekˈstænt/,
 
/ˈekstənt/
(formal)
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  1. (of something very old) still in existence
    • extant remains of the ancient wall
    • A limited number of documents from the period are still extant.
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘able to be publicly seen or reached’): from Latin exstant- ‘being visible existing’, from the verb exstare, from ex- ‘out’ + stare ‘to stand’.
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