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unextinct¹

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From un- + extinct (adjective).

adjective

  1. not comparable Not extinct; still living. There was only one person in the village who had actually known Luella Miller. That person was a woman well over eighty, but a marvel of vitality and unextinct youth.

    Similar: extant

unextinct²

Where it comes from

From un- + extinct (verb).

verb unextincts · unextincting · unextincted

  1. transitive To make not extinct; especially, to return an extinct species to existence. Removing graffiti. Unextincting the dodo bird.

    Similar: de-extinct

  2. To correct, or otherwise account for the extinction of an astronomical object.

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@misc{unextinct_2026,
  title = {unextinct},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unextinct},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}