"topmost" meaning in English

See topmost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tɒpˈməʊst/ [UK], /tɑpˈmoʊst/ [General-American] Forms: more topmost [comparative], most topmost [superlative]
Etymology: From top + -most. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|top|most}} top + -most Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} topmost (comparative more topmost, superlative most topmost)
  1. At or nearest to the top; uppermost; being the very highest. Synonyms: top-most Related terms: leftmost, rightmost Translations (at or nearest to the top): най-горен (naj-goren) (Bulgarian), най-висок (naj-visok) (Bulgarian), nejvyšší (Czech), plejsupra (Esperanto), päällimmäinen (Finnish), ylimmäinen (Finnish), korkein (Finnish), oberst (German), najwyższy (Polish), са́мый ве́рхний (sámyj vérxnij) (Russian), наивы́сший (naivýsšij) [figuratively, often] (Russian), вы́сший (výsšij) [figuratively, often] (Russian), najvrchnejší (Slovak), najvyšší (Slovak), övre (Swedish)

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "at or nearest to the top",
      "word": "най-горен"
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      "sense": "at or nearest to the top",
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      "sense": "at or nearest to the top",
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      "sense": "at or nearest to the top",
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      "sense": "at or nearest to the top",
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      "sense": "at or nearest to the top",
      "word": "oberst"
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      "sense": "at or nearest to the top",
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      "sense": "at or nearest to the top",
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      "sense": "at or nearest to the top",
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}

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