Extant vs. Existent — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Extant and Existent
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Extant
Still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
Extant manuscripts.
Existent
Having life or being; existing.
Extant
(Archaic) Standing out; projecting.
Existent
Existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Extant
Still in existence; not having disappeared.
Extant manuscripts of the Old Testament
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Existent
(archaic) a being or entity that exists independently
Extant
Still alive; not extinct.
Extant birds
Existent
Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place.
The eyes and mind are fastened on objects which have no real being, as if they were truly existent.
Extant
(obsolete) Standing out, or above the rest.
Existent
Having existence or being or actuality;
An attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
Much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran
Extant
Standing out or above any surface; protruded.
That part of the teeth which is extant above the gums.
A body partly immersed in a fluid and partly extant.
Existent
Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory;
Real objects
Real people; not ghosts
A film based on real life
A real illness
Real humility
Life is real! Life is earnest!
Extant
Still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding.
Writings that were extant at that time.
The extant portraits of this great man.
Existent
Presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible;
The predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
Actual and imagined conditions
Extant
Publicly known; conspicuous.
Extant
Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost;
Extant manuscripts
Specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk
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