EXTINCT

• (adj.) (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive

  "an extinct volcano"

• (adj.) no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives

  "an extinct species of fish", "an extinct royal family", "extinct laws and customs"

  synonyms : nonextant

• (adj.) being out or having grown cold

  "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream", "the fire is out"

  synonyms : out

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