Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Extant — may refer to: * Extant taxon, a taxon which is not extinct, such as an extant species. * Extant literature, surviving literature, such as Beowulf , the oldest extant manuscript written in English * Hank Hall, also known as Extant, the DC Comics… … Wikipedia
Extant — Ex tant, a. [L. extans, antis, or exstans, antis, p. pr. of extare, exstare, to stand out or forth; ex out + stare to stand: cf. F. extant. See {Stand}.] 1. Standing out or above any surface; protruded. [1913 Webster] That part of the teeth which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extant — extánt adj. m., pl. extánţi; f. sg. extántă, pl. extánte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic EXTÁNT, Ă adj. (jur.) Care există în natură. [< … Dicționar Român
extant — used to mean just ‘existing’, so that heresy, fashion, roads, etc. could all be extant. Now, it means ‘continuing to exist’, i.e. having withstood the ravages of time, so that ancient texts, fossils, species, literature, organisms, old churches,… … Modern English usage
extant — extant, ante (èk stan, stan t ) adj. Terme vieilli de pratique. Qui est en nature. Tous les effets extants de la succession. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. exstans, existant, de ex, et stare, être debout (voy. stable) … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
extant — 1540s, standing out above a surface, from L. extantem (nom. extans), prp. of extare stand out, be visible, exist, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + stare to stand, from PIE root *sta to stand (see STET (Cf … Etymology dictionary
extant — [adj] in existence actual, alive, around, being, contemporary, current, existent, existing, immediate, in current use, instant, living, not lost, present, present day, real, remaining, subsisting, surviving, undestroyed; concepts 539,582 Ant.… … New thesaurus
extant — EXTANT, [ext]ante. adj. v. Terme de Pratique. Qui est en nature, en espece. Tous les effets de la succession qui sont extants … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
extant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ still in existence. ORIGIN Latin, from exstare be visible or prominent … English terms dictionary
extant — [eks′tənt; ek stant′, ikstant′] adj. [L extans, exstans, prp. of exstare, to stand out or forth < ex , out + stare, STAND] 1. still existing; not extinct; not lost or destroyed 2. Archaic standing out; conspicuous … English World dictionary
