outermost
[ ou-ter-mohst or, esp. British, -muh st ]
/ ˈaʊ tərˌmoʊst or, esp. British, -məst /
adjective
farthest out; remotest from the interior or center: the outermost limits.
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outermost
/ (ˈaʊtəˌməʊst) /
adjective
furthest from the centre or middle; outmost
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