King James Bible Dictionary

EXTINCT', adjective [Latin extinctus. See Extinguish.

1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, fire, light or a lamp is extinct

2. Being at an end; having no survivor; as, a family or race is extinct

3. Being at an end; having ceased. The enmity between the families is extinct

My days are extinct Job 17:1.

4. Being at an end, by abolition or disuse; having no force; as, the law is extinct

EXTINC'TION, noun [Latin extinctio. See Extinguish.]

1. The act of putting out or destroying light or fire, by quenching, suffocation or otherwise.

2. The state of being extinguished, quenched or suffocated; as the extinction of fire or of a candle.

3. Destruction; excision; as the extinction of nations.

4. Destruction; suppression; a putting an end to; as the extinction of life, or of a family; the extinction of feuds, jealousies or enmity; the extinction of a claim.