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masculine

/mak.si.mɔm/

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Translation

maximum, the most

Word origin

From Latin maximum, the neuter of maximus ('greatest'), the superlative of magnus ('great').

Origin: Latin
Root: maximum
English cognates: maximum, major, magnitude

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralmaximums

Examples

The maximum is three people per car.

We must do our utmost to win.

These upper limits are still hard to reach.

The week's highest figures are recorded here.

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She is working at the very limit of her strength.

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This word is part of lesson 44.