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non-extant
adjective
formal(alsononextant)uk /ˌnɒn.ekˈstænt//ˌnɒnˈek.stənt/ us /ˌnɑːn.ekˈstænt//ˌnɑːnˈek.stənt/
very old and no longer existing:
There are a number of non-extant plays that we know were written by the playwright.
Reference is made to a non-extant letter from the 15th century.
The secret to understanding why the tower was constructed may lie in a non-extant papyrus from around 1100 BC.
It is believed that some nonextant species may have been amphibious.
His early works are sadly all non-extant, causing scholars to speculate on their subject matter.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Non-existence and not being
absence
absent
aren't
defunct
die
disappear
extinct
extinguishment
lamented
negation
non-being
non-body
non-existent
now defunct
presence
seronegative
such
there's no such thing/person (as)idiom
unfulfilled
wasn't
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