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aftermost

[af-ter-mohst, ahf- or, especially Brit., ahf-ter-muhst]

adjective

Nautical. farthest aft; aftmost: The aftermost sail is called a spanker.

hindmost; last.

Origin:
before 900; after + -most; replacing Middle English aftermest, itself replacing Old English æftemest, equivalent to æfteme- (cognate with Gothic aftuma last; æfte (see aft) + -m- superlative suffix) + (-e)st -est¹

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aftermost (ˈɑːftəˌməʊst)

—*adj*
	closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last

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