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extremity

ext·re·mity

UK/ɪkˈstɹɛmɪti/ US/ɛk-/ rare

noun

1.

an external body part that projects from the body

  • “it is important to keep the extremities warm”
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2.
3.

the greatest or utmost degree

  • “the extremity of despair”
4.
5.

that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

Origin

From Middle English extremite, from Old French extremité, from Latin extrēmitātem (“extremity; border, perimeter; ending”), from extrēmīs (“furthest, extreme”) + -itās (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being); see extreme. Extrēmīs is derived from exter (“external, outward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”)) + -issimus (superlative suffix) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-is- (comparative suffix) + *-(t)m̥mo- (absolutive case suffix)).

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