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semiextinct

adj

Etymology

From semi- + extinct.

  1. derived from *stengʷ-✻ — “to push”
  2. derived from extīnctus
  3. inherited from extinct — “eliminated, eradicated, extinguished”
  4. prefixed as semiextinct — “semi + extinct”

Definitions

  1. Almost extinct

    Almost extinct; nearing extinction.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA