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-most

adjective suffix

: in or to the greatest degree

Full Definition of -MOST

:  most <innermost> :  most toward <headmost>
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Origin of -MOST

Middle English, alteration of -mest (as in formest foremost)

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11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. -most
  2. most
  3. many
  4. much
  5. most-favored-nation
  6. most-favored-nation clause
  7. Most High
  8. most honorable
  9. Most Reverend
  10. make
  11. part
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