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NONEXTANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nonextant mean?
• NONEXTANT (adjective)
The adjective NONEXTANT has 2 senses:
1. no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
2. no longer existing or inaccessible through loss or destruction
Familiarity information: NONEXTANT used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
No longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
Synonyms:
extinct; nonextant
Context example:
extinct laws and customs
Similar:
dead (not surviving in active use)
Also:
nonexistent (not having existence or being or actuality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
No longer existing or inaccessible through loss or destruction
Context example:
its nonextant original was written on vellum
Similar:
nonexistent (not having existence or being or actuality)
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