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a combining form of
most
occurring in a series of superlatives:
foremost; utmost.
Origin:
ME
-most;
r. ME, OE
-mest,
double superl. suffix, equiv. to
-ma
superl. suffix (as in OE
forma
first; cf. L
prīmus
) +
-est
1
;
later identified with
most
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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-most
-most
suff.
Most:
innermost.
Nearest to:
aftmost.
[Middle English, alteration (influenced by
most
) of
-mest
, from Old English :
-mo, -ma
,
superlative suff.
+
-est
,
superlative suff
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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