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extinct adjective

  /ɛk-/ , /ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)t/
  • (chiefly, biology) Of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence.
  • (geology) Of a geological feature: no longer active; specifically, of a volcano: no longer erupting.
 extinto
  • (dated) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.
 apagado, extinguido
  • Of customs, ideas, laws and legal rights, offices, organizations, etc.: no longer existing or in use; defunct, discontinued, obsolete; specifically, of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it.
 obsoleto, ultrapassado

extinction noun

  /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
  • The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
 extinção
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