Extant Meaning. Adjective Archaic Standing out. Dec 31 2007 from The American Heritage.
Standing out or. Not extinct or destroyed or lost. See stā- in Indo-European roots American Heritage.
Used to refer to something very old that is still existing.
See stā- in Indo-European roots American Heritage. Latin exstāns exstant- present participle of exstāre to stand out. Extant ɪkˈstnt adjective formal still existing in spite of being very old Few of the manuscripts are still extant. How to use nonextant in a sentence.
