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# extant

adjective (formal)

«extant» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Still existing today, especially something very old: the oldest extant painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#m1)
2. (science) Still living, not extinct: extant species. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science «extant» animals are still alive today, the opposite of «extinct»; in history old books or buildings that still exist are extant. Phrases: «extant species», «still extant».

### Examples

- Only a few copies of the old book are extant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x1)
- The crocodile is an extant reptile, but the dinosaurs are extinct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x2)
- Is the castle wall still extant? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x3)
- Scientists listed the extant species of bears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x4)
- The oldest extant letter is in the museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x5)
- Most kinds of animal that ever lived are no longer extant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x6)
- We can trace them in Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic MSS., and a few are extant on Buddhist Stupas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/#x7)

### Note

Formal and rare; in plain talk «still around» or «still alive». Trap: «extant» (still existing) and «extinct» (no longer existing) look alike but are opposites. Do not confuse with «extent» (size, amount).

## In Jewish tradition

In science «extant» animals are still alive today, the opposite of «extinct»; in history old books or buildings that still exist are extant. Phrases: «extant species», «still extant».

### Examples

- Six extant Hebrew editions of the "Sepher Yetzirah' were collected and printed at Lemberg in 1680. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/extant/#x1)
- Six extant Hebrew editions of the " Sepher Yetzirah " were collected and printed at Lemberg in 1680. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/extant/#x2)
- The "Sepher Yetzirah," or "Book of Formation," is perhaps the oldest philosophical treatise which is yet extant in the Hebrew language. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/extant/#x3)

### Note

Formal and rare; in plain talk «still around» or «still alive». Trap: «extant» (still existing) and «extinct» (no longer existing) look alike but are opposites. Do not confuse with «extent» (size, amount).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «extant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «extant» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/extant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«extant» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/extant.html) on Mova free.