"upmost" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʌpmoʊst/ [US], [ˈʌʔmoʊst] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-upmost.wav
Etymology: From Middle English upmest; equivalent to up + -most. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|upmest}} Middle English upmest, {{suffix|en|up|most}} up + -most Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} upmost
  1. Uppermost.
    Sense id: en-upmost-en-adj-8fU-U36D Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -most
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} upmost
  1. Eggcorn of utmost.
    Sense id: en-upmost-en-adj-9Qq29AZg Categories (other): English eggcorns, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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