centremostcentermostadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛntəməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈsɛn(t)ərˌmoʊst/

Forms: see centre n.¹ and -most suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centre adj., -most suffix.

Etymology: < centre adj. + -most suffix, after e.g. rightmost adj.

Most central; midmost.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [adjective] > situated in the centre or middle > most central

midmosteOE

middesta1400

middlemosta1400

centremost1812

1812 E. D. Clarke Trav. Var. Countries: Pt. 2nd i. vi. 163 Agamemnon's voice, when he called from the centremost ship, being heard to the two extremities.

1866 J. M. Neale Sequences & Hymns 146 The spice-fields..that girdle the centremost mountain.

1921 C. Lucas Empire at War I. xi. 241 Germany in Europe had an area of 209,000 square miles, the centremost square miles of the European Continent.

1988 Times 31 Dec. 35/1 America, where the political spectrum is increasingly dominated by its centremost segment.

2011 Papers Bibliogr. Soc. Amer. 105 300 A thin strip of parchment was inserted into the centermost fold of each gathering.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	centremost
释义	centremostcentermostadj. Brit. /ˈsɛntəməʊst/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ərˌmoʊst/ Forms: see centre n.¹ and -most suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centre adj., -most suffix. Etymology: < centre adj. + -most suffix, after e.g. rightmost adj. Most central; midmost. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [adjective] > situated in the centre or middle > most central midmosteOE middesta1400 middlemosta1400 centremost1812 1812 E. D. Clarke Trav. Var. Countries: Pt. 2nd i. vi. 163 Agamemnon's voice, when he called from the centremost ship, being heard to the two extremities. 1866 J. M. Neale Sequences & Hymns 146 The spice-fields..that girdle the centremost mountain. 1921 C. Lucas Empire at War I. xi. 241 Germany in Europe had an area of 209,000 square miles, the centremost square miles of the European Continent. 1988 Times 31 Dec. 35/1 America, where the political spectrum is increasingly dominated by its centremost segment. 2011 Papers Bibliogr. Soc. Amer. 105 300 A thin strip of parchment was inserted into the centermost fold of each gathering. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1812
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