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- [sturn-mohst or, esp. British, -muh st]
- /ˈstɜrn moʊst or, esp. British, -məst/
- /stˈɜːnməʊst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sturn-mohst or, esp. British, -muh st]
- /ˈstɜrn moʊst or, esp. British, -məst/
Definitions of sternmost word
- adjective sternmost farthest aft. 1
- adjective sternmost nearest the stern. 1
- adjective sternmost farthest to the stern; aftmost 0
- adjective sternmost nearest the stern 0
- adjective sternmost last in a line of ships; farthest astern 0
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Origin of sternmost
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; stern2 + -most
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Parts of speech for Sternmost
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sternmost popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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