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"etymology_text": "From Middle English extremite, from Old French extremité, from Latin extrēmitās (“extremity; border, perimeter; ending”), from extremīs (“furthest, extreme”) + -itās (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (“suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being”); see extreme. Extremīs is derived from exter (“external, outward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”)) + -issimus (“suffix indicating a superlative”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-is- (“suffix indicating a comparative”) + *-(t)m̥mo- (“suffix indicating the absolutive case”)).",
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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": "1944 November and December, “What's in a Name?”, in Railway Magazine, page 333",
"text": "Reference was made in the January-February issue to some of the optimistic railway titles of the past, such as the Manchester & Milford, and the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast, neither of which got anywhere near the extremities indicated in their titles during their independent existence.",
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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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"sense": "furthest point",
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"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "ääripää"
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"sense": "furthest point",
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"word": "Extremität"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "furthest point",
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"word": "äußerstes Ende"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ákron",
"sense": "furthest point",
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"word": "ἄκρον"
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"roman": "teleutḗ",
"sense": "furthest point",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "véglet"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "furthest point",
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"alt": "はて",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "果て"
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"roman": "mattan",
"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "末端"
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"sense": "furthest point",
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "more"
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"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "tōpito"
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"sense": "furthest point",
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"word": "extremidade"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "furthest point",
"word": "capăt"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okonéčnostʹ",
"sense": "furthest point",
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],
"word": "оконе́чность"
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"roman": "konéc",
"sense": "furthest point",
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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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"An extreme measure."
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "cayraheġutʿyun",
"sense": "extreme measure",
"word": "ծայրահեղություն"
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"roman": "krajnost",
"sense": "extreme measure",
"tags": [
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"word": "крайност"
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"tags": [
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"sense": "extreme measure",
"word": "äärimmäisyys"
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"word": "äärimitta"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "extreme measure",
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"word": "Äußerste"
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"word": "szélsőség"
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{
"text": "Guillain–Barré syndrome causes one to not be able to move one’s extremities.",
"type": "example"
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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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"roman": "verǰavorutʿyun",
"sense": "hand or foot",
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"word": "крайник"
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"english": "the four limbs of the body",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sìzhī",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "四肢"
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"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
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"word": "končetina"
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"word": "ekstremitet"
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"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "raaja"
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"tags": [
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"tags": [
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"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "végtag"
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"alt": "しし",
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"english": "the four limbs of the body",
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"sense": "hand or foot",
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"_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
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"lang": "Russian",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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"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",
"sense": "extreme measure",
"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"
],
"word": "gjymtyrë"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "verǰavorutʿyun",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "վերջավորություն"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "verǰuytʿ",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "վերջույթ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "krajnik",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "крайник"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "extremitat"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "the four limbs of the body",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sìzhī",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "四肢"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "končetina"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ekstremitet"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "raaja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "extrémité"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "extremidade"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "membro"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Extremität"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ákron",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἄκρον"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "végtag"
},
{
"alt": "しし",
"code": "ja",
"english": "the four limbs of the body",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shishi",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"word": "四肢"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ekstremitet"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ekstremitet"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "extremidade"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "konéčnostʹ",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "коне́чность"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "extremidad"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "hand or foot",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "extremitet"
}
],
"word": "extremity"
}
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