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extant

 (adj): vs. extinct) -- (still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
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8 months ago rolig said:

For me this is still a very useful and usable word. I would be sorry to see it relegated to archaic status. And Smart's use of it here to mean "not yet extinct" is, well, very smart.

8 months ago brtom said:

For all the creatures mentiond by Pliny are somewhere or other extant to the glory of God. (from Jubilate Agno by Christopher Smart)

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