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most aftermost
af·ter·most
/
ˈæf
tərˌmoʊst, ˈɑf-
or, esp. British,
ˈɑf
tər
məst
/
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[
af
-ter-mohst,
ahf
-
or, esp. British,
ahf
-ter-m
uh
st
]
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adjective
1.
Nautical
.
farthest aft; aftmost:
The aftermost sail is called a spanker.
2.
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
-est
1
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aftermost
(ˈɑːftəˌməʊst)
—
adj
closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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