extant.
Still in existence; not having disappeared.
Meaning & usage
Still in existence; not having disappeared.
extant manuscripts of the Old Testament
Still alive; not extinct.
birds are the only extant dinosaurs
Standing out, or above the rest.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”).
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