extreme

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun the furthest or highest degree of something
  2. noun the point located farthest from the middle of something
  3. adjective of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.

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