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If something is extant then it exists in the present, often referring to something that has weathered time and still exists today.

The term is often used by historians and literary scholars.

Examples:

"The only extant manuscript (of Le Morte D'Arthur) that predates Caxton's edition is in the British Library, London." - Encyclopaedia Britannica

"The earliest extant manuscript written in Sylhet Nagri is Talib Huson by Gholam Huson (1549)." - Banglapedia

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-Something that exists in the present, often referring to something that has wheathered time and still exists today.
+If something is '''extant''' then it exists in the present, often referring to something that has weathered time and still exists today.
+The term is often used by historians and literary scholars.
+''Examples:''
-The term '''extant''' is often used by historians and literary scholars.
+:"The only extant [[manuscript]] (of [[Le Morte D'Arthur]]) that predates Caxton's edition is in the British Library, London." - ''Encyclopaedia Britannica''
+:"The earliest extant [[manuscript]] written in Sylhet Nagri is <u>Talib Huson</u> by Gholam Huson (1549)." - ''Banglapedia''
-''Example:''
-"The only extant manuscript (of Le Morte Darthur) that predates Caxton's edition is in the British Library, London." - ''Enclyclopedia Brittanica''
-"The earliest extant [[manuscript]] written in Sylhet Nagri is <u>Talib Huson</u> by Gholam Huson (1549)." - ''Banglapedia''