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a. [ L. extans, -antis, or exstans, -antis, p. pr. of extare, exstare, to stand out or forth; ex out + stare to stand: cf. F. extant. See Stand. ] 1. Standing out or above any surface; protruded. [ 1913 Webster ]

That part of the teeth which is extant above the gums. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

A body partly immersed in a fluid and partly extant. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding. [ 1913 Webster ]

Writings that were extant at that time. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

The extant portraits of this great man. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Publicly known; conspicuous. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]