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

1archaic : standing out or above2 a: currently or actually existing <the most charming writer extant — G. W. Johnson> b: still existing: not destroyed or lost <extant manuscripts>