Main Entry: ex·tant

Pronunciation: \ˈek-stənt; ek-ˈstant, ˈek-ˌ\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin exstant-, exstans, present participle of exstare to stand out, be in existence, from ex- + stare to stand — more at stand

Date: 1545

1 archaic : standing out or above
2 a : currently or actually existing <the most charming writer extant — G. W. Johnson> b : still existing : not destroyed or lost <extant manuscripts>