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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieséteint
Pronunciation / Transliteration: etɛ̃
"Le dodo est un oiseau éteint."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having no living members; no longer in existence.
"Scientists study fossils to understand animals that became extinct millions of years ago." - 2
No longer in use, active, or burning; quenched.
"The hikers climbed to the summit of an extinct volcano."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'exstinctus', past participle of 'exstinguere', meaning 'to put out, quench, or destroy'. Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term originally referred to the extinguishing of fires or flames before expanding metaphorically to describe the dying out of lineages, customs, and biological species.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extinct" is said worldwide
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éteint
Transliteration: etɛ̃
"Le dodo est un oiseau éteint."
ausgestorben
Transliteration: ˈaʊsɡəˌʃtɔʁbn̩
"Viele Tierarten sind heute ausgestorben."
estinto
Transliteration: esˈtinto
"I dinosauri sono animali estinti."
extinto
Transliteration: eksˈtinto
"El tigre de Tasmania es una especie extinta."
extinto
Transliteration: isˈtĩtu
"Muitas florestas antigas estão extintas."
विलुप्त
Transliteration: vilupt
"डायनासोर पृथ्वी से विलुप्त हो चुके हैं।"
灭绝的
Transliteration: mièjué de
"猛犸象是很久以前灭绝的动物。"
멸종된
Transliteration: myeoljongdoen
"공룡은 지구상에서 멸종된 동물이다."
絶滅した
Transliteration: zetsumetsu shita
"恐竜はすでに絶滅した生き物です。"
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