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farthermost

American  
[fahr-ther-mohst, -muhst] / ˈfɑr θərˌmoʊst, -məst /

adjective

  1. most distant or remote; farthest.


farthermost British  
/ ˈfɑːðəˌməʊst /

adjective

  1. most distant or remote

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of farthermost

First recorded in 1610–20; farther + -most


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All we can really say is that if the universe is 10 billion years old, then light from the farthermost quasars has been on the way to us for more than 8 billion years.

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"I wanted freedom, freedom to indulge in whatever caprice struck my fancy, freedom to search in the farthermost corners of the earth for the beautiful, the joyous and romantic."

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When the light we see today left the farthermost quasars, the earth and the solar system had not yet been born.

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In other words, this set will guide you safely from Florida to the farthermost Bahamas island.

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At the farthermost end of the cave the granite wall remained as ever, immobile and formidable.

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