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extinct

🇬🇧 UK/ɪk'stɪŋkt/🇺🇸 US/ik'stiŋkt/
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Definitions

adj.

No longer existing or living; having died out completely; no longer active, as a volcano.

灭绝的,绝种的;熄灭的;(火山)死的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
exout of, former
+
tinctprick, goad, quench
=extinct

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago.

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