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extant (adjective); more extant, most extant
Relating to something that is still currently existing and not having disappeared: In her inheritance, Becky found some extant diaries and journals written by her grandfather dating back to 1888!
Pertaining to still being in existence.
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extant, extent
extant (EK stuhnt, ek STANT) (adjective)
Pertaining to something which currently exists: Very few copies of the Gutenberg Bible are extant.
extent (ik STENT) (noun)
A range or distance over which something extends: To what extent are we the product of our own training and environment?

The extent of the grazing lands for the extant herd of bison covered both the flat prairie and the riverbed.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group E; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 5)