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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·tant /ɪkˈstænt/ adjective formal  EXISTstill existing in spite of being very old 〔虽古老却〕尚存的,现存的 Few of the manuscripts are still extant. 手稿大都散佚无存。
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extantMore amenable land had become available and J.H. Taylor was commissioned to design the course still largely extant.The last extant chancery bond is dated 21 June.It is closely related to a longer version extant in four manuscripts three of which assign it to him.Finished, the 4-foot-high platform was three times larger than any stage extant in San Francisco.This is one of the few extant manuscripts.Fossils may tie them to the ungulates, but they seem quite distinct from any extant member of the group.In the few extant representations she is always shown as veiled.However, the significance of this is questionable, as extant specimens all emanate from a single obverse die.
Origin extant (1500-1600) Latin exstans, present participle of exstare to stand out, exist, from stare to stand
ex·tant adjectiveChineseSyllable
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extant
extant /ɪkˈstænt/ adjective formal
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: exstans, present participle of exstare __to stand out, exist__, from stare __to stand__
still existing in spite of being very old:
    Few of the manuscripts are still extant.


ex·tantBrE /ekˈstænt/ 🔊NAmE /ekˈstænt/ 🔊BrE /ˈekstənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈekstənt/ 🔊 adjective (formal) (of sth very old 古老的东西) still in existence 尚存的;现存的extant remains of the ancient wall尚存的古城墙遗迹