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"ref": "1576, George Whetstone, “The Castle of Delight: […]”, in The Rocke of Regard, […], London: […] [H. Middleton] for Robert Waley, →OCLC; republished in J[ohn] P[ayne] Collier, editor, The Rocke of Regard, […] (Illustrations of Early English Poetry; vol. 2, no. 2), London: Privately printed, [1867?], →OCLC, pages 55–56:",
"text": "[B]eſtowe your love on him, who, were it not to do you ſervice, would through the extremitie of love rather wiſh to die then live.",
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"ref": "1780, J[ohn] Robertson, William Wales, “Section II. Of Terrestrial Astronomy.”, in The Elements of Navigation; Containing the Theory and Practice. With the Necessary Tables, and Compendiums for Finding the Latitude and Longitude at Sea. To which is Added, a Treatise of Marine Fortification. Composed for the Use of the Royal Mathematical School at Christ’s Hospital, the Royal Academy at Portsmouth, and the Gentlemen of the Navy. In Two Volumes, 4th edition, London: Printed for J[ohn] Nourse, bookseller to His Majesty, →OCLC, book V (Of Astronomy), paragraph 52, page 206:",
"text": "Any ſphere revolving as on an axis, muſt have two points on its ſurface at the extremities of its axis, that do not revolve at all; theſe points, with reſpect to the Earth, are called its poles.",
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"ref": "1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave I. Marley’s Ghost.”, in A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 10:",
"text": "Scrooge said that he would see him—yes, indeed he did. He went the whole length of the expression, and said that he would see him in that extremity [i.e., hell] first.",
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"ref": "1944 November and December, “What's in a Name?”, in Railway Magazine, page 333:",
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"ref": "2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 79:",
"text": "Sitting on the dockside at Oban, watching the to-ing and fro-ing in the harbour on a perfect summer's eve, I reflect on a trip which has taken me through our busiest cities to traverse the country's main lines, as well as explore some of the furthest extremities that were literally out on a limb.",
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"ref": "1704, [Thomas Goodwin the younger], The History of the Reign of Henry the Fifth, King of England, &c. In Nine Books, London: Printed by J. D. for S. and J. Sprint, J. Robinson, J. Taylor, Andr[ew] Bell, T. Ballard, and B. Lintott, →OCLC, book V, page 191:",
"text": "The Fort on the Mount St. Catherine after a Month's Siege was reduc'd to ſuch Extremitys, that they who defended it were forc'd to treat about a Surrender: and Aug. 29. 'twas agreed between the Engliſh Commiſſioners, Edward Earl of Mortaigne, Thomas Earl of Salisbury, and Fitz-Hugh, and the French Commiſſioners, the Sieur Nobles Lieutenant of Guy de Bouteil, which the Sieurs De Buſſon and de Graville, in the Name of the Gariſon, that they would deliver up the Abby and Fortreſs of St. Catherine on the Thurſday following, on condition of having only their Lives ſpar'd.",
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"ref": "1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “A Phænomenon Solved by Modern Philosophy and Astronomy. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part III (A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdribb, Luggnagg, and Japan), page 45:",
"text": "But if they ſtill continue obſtinate, or offer to raiſe Inſurrections, he proceeds to the laſt Remedy, by letting the Iſland drop directly upon their Heads, which makes a universal Deſtruction both of Houſes and Men. However, this is an Extremity to which the Prince is ſeldom driven, neither indeed is he willing to put it in execution, nor dare his Miniſters adviſe him to an Action, which, as it would render them odious to the People, ſo it would be a great damage to their own Eſtates, which lie all below, for the Iſland is the King's Demeſn.",
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"text": "Guillain–Barré syndrome causes one to not be able to move one’s extremities.",
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"ref": "1862, Stephen Smith, “On Resections”, in Hand-book of Surgical Operations, 3rd edition, New York, N.Y.: Baillière Brothers, 440 Broadway, →OCLC, page 179:",
"text": "Resection is preferable to amputation in the greater number of lesions of the upper extremities, as the principal function is that of mobility.—Sedillot. […] Resection of the phalanges, in whole or part, is occasionally required as the result of deep-seated inflammation.",
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "furthest point",
"tags": [
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"word": "uiterste"
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "furthest point",
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"code": "nl",
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"tags": [
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"word": "uiteinde"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "ääripää"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "ääriraja"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "ääri"
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{
"code": "fr",
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "furthest point",
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"word": "extremidade"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "furthest point",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "furthest point",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "äußerstes Ende"
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{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ákron",
"sense": "furthest point",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "grc",
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"sense": "furthest point",
"tags": [
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"word": "τελευτή"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "véglet"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "furthest point",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"alt": "はて",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hate",
"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "果て"
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"alt": "まったん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mattan",
"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "末端"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "more"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "tōpito"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "pito"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "extremidade"
},
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"sense": "furthest point",
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"sense": "furthest point",
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"code": "ru",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okonéčnostʹ",
"sense": "furthest point",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "ru",
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{
"code": "es",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "cayraheġutʻyun",
"sense": "extreme measure",
"word": "ծայրահեղություն"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "krajnost",
"sense": "extreme measure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "крайност"
},
{
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "krajnost"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "extreme measure",
"word": "äärimmäisyys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "extreme measure",
"word": "äärimitta"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "extreme measure",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Äußerste"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Extremste"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "extreme measure",
"word": "szélsőség"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krájnostʹ",
"sense": "extreme measure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "кра́йность"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "gjymtyrë"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "verǰavorutʻyun",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "վերջավորություն"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "verǰuytʻ",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "վերջույթ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "krajnik",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "крайник"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "hand or foot",
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"feminine"
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"word": "extremitat"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "the four limbs of the body",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sìzhī",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "四肢"
},
{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "hand or foot",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "končetina"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ekstremitet"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "raaja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "extrémité"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
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],
"word": "extremidade"
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"code": "gl",
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],
"word": "membro"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Extremität"
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"code": "grc",
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"neuter"
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},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "végtag"
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "四肢"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "ru",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "коне́чность"
},
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"feminine"
],
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},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "hand or foot",
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"common-gender"
],
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}
],
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Middleton] for Robert Waley, →OCLC; republished in J[ohn] P[ayne] Collier, editor, The Rocke of Regard, […] (Illustrations of Early English Poetry; vol. 2, no. 2), London: Privately printed, [1867?], →OCLC, pages 55–56:\", \"text\": \"[B]eſtowe your love on him, who, were it not to do you ſervice, would through the extremitie of love rather wiſh to die then live.\", \"type\": \"quote\"}, {\"ref\": \"1780, J[ohn] Robertson, William Wales, “Section II. Of Terrestrial Astronomy.”, in The Elements of Navigation; Containing the Theory and Practice. With the Necessary Tables, and Compendiums for Finding the Latitude and Longitude at Sea. To which is Added, a Treatise of Marine Fortification. Composed for the Use of the Royal Mathematical School at Christ’s Hospital, the Royal Academy at Portsmouth, and the Gentlemen of the Navy. 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