"to the nth degree" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-to the nth degree.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to the nth degree, {{en-PP}} to the nth degree
  1. (idiomatic) As much as possible, to the greatest extent. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: to the full
    Sense id: en-to_the_nth_degree-en-prep_phrase-UpUSl4TN

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