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How to pronounce extreme
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What does extreme mean?
adjOf a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
“At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.”
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
“He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.”
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
“His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.”
nounThe greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
“extremes of temperature”
One of the last moments of life.
advExtremely.
“In the empty and extreme cold theatre.”
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