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An immoderate, drastic expedient: resorted to extremes in the emergency.
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Either of the two things situated at opposite ends of a range: the extremes of boiling and freezing.
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Logic The major or minor term of a syllogism.
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Mathematics A maximum or minimum value of a function.
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adjective
Archaic Final; last.
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Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense: extreme pleasure; extreme pain.
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Biology Characterized by severe, usually oxygen-poor environmental conditions.
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Biology Having an affinity for such conditions: an extreme microorganism.
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Extending far beyond the norm: an extreme conservative. See Synonyms at excessive.
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