Definition of extant in English:

extant

adjective ɪkˈstantˈɛkst(ə)nt

Still in existence; surviving.
（尤指文件）尚存的，现存的
an extant letter
尚未丢失的信。
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of the silicified microbes, however, lack the key features that would allow accurate comparisons with extant taxa.
- First, Wood reviews the extant literature in order to present a short biography.
- Given that I have no extant close family, I get off relatively lightly I know.
- The oldest extant example of a local Egyptian map is the Turin papyrus which dates from around 1300 BC.
- The document is an extant work of that most postmodernist of enterprises, the law.
- Fossil salamanders are known from most extant families, as well as four extinct families.
- Grieg was a pianist rather than violinist and his only extant string quartet came at a time of a rumoured affair between his wife and older brother.
- High Street and Old Market Street are among the oldest streets extant in the town.
- It contains some 60 percent of Hyde's extant poems, dozens of which have not been seen before.
- In comparative studies using model organisms, extant taxa are often referred to as basal.
- This group is represented by a single extant species which is thought to be the sister taxon to all other frogs.
- As the world's only extant empire of law and justice, we also have the right and responsibility to do it.
- Manuscripts in Greek and manuscripts of translations from the Greek into Latin, Syriac, and Coptic are extant.
- True, it's not as if there isn't already a massive body of work extant on the subject.
- With an abundance of remains there are ample extant buildings and artefacts in situ.
- No planning permission granted has ever been implemented and none remains extant.
- The final extant edition ends four weeks before her death in 1895.
- Paintings of Maitreya are virtually nonexistent, but statues of him are still extant.
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder is known far and wide for his thirty-five or so extant paintings.
- Another ambition was to categorise the meagre extant material held in archives.
Synonyms
still existing, in existence, surviving, remaining, abiding, enduring, undestroyed, present, existent
living, alive

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'able to be publicly seen or reached'): from Latin exstant- 'being visible or prominent, existing', from the verb exstare, from ex- 'out' + stare 'to stand'.

Rhymes

ant, Brabant, Brandt, brant, cant, enceinte, gallant, Kant, levant, pant, pointe, pointes, rant, scant

Definition of extant in US English:

extant

adjective

(especially of a document) still in existence; surviving.
（尤指文件）尚存的，现存的
the original manuscript is no longer extant
Example sentencesExamples
- Another ambition was to categorise the meagre extant material held in archives.
- No planning permission granted has ever been implemented and none remains extant.
- The final extant edition ends four weeks before her death in 1895.
- In comparative studies using model organisms, extant taxa are often referred to as basal.
- First, Wood reviews the extant literature in order to present a short biography.
- The document is an extant work of that most postmodernist of enterprises, the law.
- Given that I have no extant close family, I get off relatively lightly I know.
- As the world's only extant empire of law and justice, we also have the right and responsibility to do it.
- High Street and Old Market Street are among the oldest streets extant in the town.
- The oldest extant example of a local Egyptian map is the Turin papyrus which dates from around 1300 BC.
- Paintings of Maitreya are virtually nonexistent, but statues of him are still extant.
- Manuscripts in Greek and manuscripts of translations from the Greek into Latin, Syriac, and Coptic are extant.
- Fossil salamanders are known from most extant families, as well as four extinct families.
- Most of the silicified microbes, however, lack the key features that would allow accurate comparisons with extant taxa.
- This group is represented by a single extant species which is thought to be the sister taxon to all other frogs.
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder is known far and wide for his thirty-five or so extant paintings.
- It contains some 60 percent of Hyde's extant poems, dozens of which have not been seen before.
- With an abundance of remains there are ample extant buildings and artefacts in situ.
- Grieg was a pianist rather than violinist and his only extant string quartet came at a time of a rumoured affair between his wife and older brother.
- True, it's not as if there isn't already a massive body of work extant on the subject.
Synonyms
still existing, in existence, surviving, remaining, abiding, enduring, undestroyed, present, existent

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘able to be publicly seen or reached’): from Latin exstant- ‘being visible or prominent, existing’, from the verb exstare, from ex- ‘out’ + stare ‘to stand’.

单词	extant
释义	Definition of extant in English: extant adjective ɪkˈstantˈɛkst(ə)nt Still in existence; surviving. （尤指文件）尚存的，现存的 an extant letter 尚未丢失的信。 Example sentencesExamples Most of the silicified microbes, however, lack the key features that would allow accurate comparisons with extant taxa. First, Wood reviews the extant literature in order to present a short biography. Given that I have no extant close family, I get off relatively lightly I know. The oldest extant example of a local Egyptian map is the Turin papyrus which dates from around 1300 BC. The document is an extant work of that most postmodernist of enterprises, the law. Fossil salamanders are known from most extant families, as well as four extinct families. Grieg was a pianist rather than violinist and his only extant string quartet came at a time of a rumoured affair between his wife and older brother. High Street and Old Market Street are among the oldest streets extant in the town. It contains some 60 percent of Hyde's extant poems, dozens of which have not been seen before. In comparative studies using model organisms, extant taxa are often referred to as basal. This group is represented by a single extant species which is thought to be the sister taxon to all other frogs. As the world's only extant empire of law and justice, we also have the right and responsibility to do it. Manuscripts in Greek and manuscripts of translations from the Greek into Latin, Syriac, and Coptic are extant. True, it's not as if there isn't already a massive body of work extant on the subject. With an abundance of remains there are ample extant buildings and artefacts in situ. No planning permission granted has ever been implemented and none remains extant. The final extant edition ends four weeks before her death in 1895. Paintings of Maitreya are virtually nonexistent, but statues of him are still extant. Pieter Bruegel the Elder is known far and wide for his thirty-five or so extant paintings. Another ambition was to categorise the meagre extant material held in archives. Synonyms still existing, in existence, surviving, remaining, abiding, enduring, undestroyed, present, existent living, alive Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'able to be publicly seen or reached'): from Latin exstant- 'being visible or prominent, existing', from the verb exstare, from ex- 'out' + stare 'to stand'. Rhymes ant, Brabant, Brandt, brant, cant, enceinte, gallant, Kant, levant, pant, pointe, pointes, rant, scant Definition of extant in US English: extant adjective (especially of a document) still in existence; surviving. （尤指文件）尚存的，现存的 the original manuscript is no longer extant Example sentencesExamples Another ambition was to categorise the meagre extant material held in archives. No planning permission granted has ever been implemented and none remains extant. The final extant edition ends four weeks before her death in 1895. In comparative studies using model organisms, extant taxa are often referred to as basal. First, Wood reviews the extant literature in order to present a short biography. The document is an extant work of that most postmodernist of enterprises, the law. Given that I have no extant close family, I get off relatively lightly I know. As the world's only extant empire of law and justice, we also have the right and responsibility to do it. High Street and Old Market Street are among the oldest streets extant in the town. The oldest extant example of a local Egyptian map is the Turin papyrus which dates from around 1300 BC. Paintings of Maitreya are virtually nonexistent, but statues of him are still extant. Manuscripts in Greek and manuscripts of translations from the Greek into Latin, Syriac, and Coptic are extant. Fossil salamanders are known from most extant families, as well as four extinct families. Most of the silicified microbes, however, lack the key features that would allow accurate comparisons with extant taxa. This group is represented by a single extant species which is thought to be the sister taxon to all other frogs. Pieter Bruegel the Elder is known far and wide for his thirty-five or so extant paintings. It contains some 60 percent of Hyde's extant poems, dozens of which have not been seen before. With an abundance of remains there are ample extant buildings and artefacts in situ. Grieg was a pianist rather than violinist and his only extant string quartet came at a time of a rumoured affair between his wife and older brother. True, it's not as if there isn't already a massive body of work extant on the subject. Synonyms still existing, in existence, surviving, remaining, abiding, enduring, undestroyed, present, existent Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘able to be publicly seen or reached’): from Latin exstant- ‘being visible or prominent, existing’, from the verb exstare, from ex- ‘out’ + stare ‘to stand’.
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