"à outrance" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Borrowed from French à outrance. Compare to the outrance. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|à outrance}} French à outrance Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} à outrance (not comparable)
  1. To the greatest extent, to the utmost. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-à_outrance-en-adv-R2oeuZWJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 71 27 1
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