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  • 21extinct — ex|tinct [ ık stıŋkt ] adjective * 1. ) an extinct animal, plant, or language no longer exists: The Tasmanian tiger was declared extinct in 1936. a ) an extinct custom, job, type of person, etc. does not exist any longer because society has… …

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  • 22extinct */ — UK [ɪkˈstɪŋkt] / US adjective 1) a) an extinct animal, plant, or language no longer exists The Tasmanian tiger was declared extinct in 1936. b) an extinct custom, job, type of person etc does not exist any longer because society has changed Many… …

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  • 23Extinct radionuclide — An extinct radionuclide is one which was thought to have been formed by a primordial process such as stellar nucleogenesis in the supernova(s) which contributed radioisotopes to the early solar system, about 4.6 billion years ago. Generally,… …

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  • 24extinct — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, go ▪ make sth ▪ presume sth, think sth ▪ The species was presumed ext …

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  • 25extinct — adjective 1 an extinct animal, plant, language etc no longer exists: Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 2 an extinct belief or custom no longer exists 3 an extinct volcano no longer erupts (erupt (1)) …

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  • 26extinct — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin exstinctus, past participle of exstinguere Date: 15th century 1. a. no longer burning b. no longer active < an extinct volcano > 2. no longer existing < an extinct animal > …

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  • 27Extinct Instinct — Infobox Album Name = Extinct Instinct Type = studio Artist = Threshold Released = March 10, 1997 Original March 16, 2004 Special Edition Recorded = Genre = Progressive metal Length = 67:11 Label = Giant Electric Pea Producer = Karl Groom Richard&#8230; …

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  • 28extinct — /ik stingkt /, adj. 1. no longer in existence; that has ended or died out: an extinct species of fish. 2. no longer in use; obsolete: an extinct custom. 3. extinguished; quenched; not burning. 4. having ceased eruption; no longer active: an&#8230; …

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  • 29Extinct languages of the Marañón River basin — Pre Inca languages in 16th century. The Marañón River basin between Peru and Ecuador, at a low point in the Andes which made it an attractive location for trade between the Inca Empire and the Amazon basin, once harbored numerous languages which&#8230; …

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  • 30extinct — ex•tinct [[t]ɪkˈstɪŋkt[/t]] adj. 1) bio no longer in existence: an extinct species[/ex] 2) no longer in use; obsolete: an extinct custom[/ex] 3) no longer burning; extinguished 4) no longer active: an extinct volcano[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50;&#8230; …

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