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most

/ˈməʊst/
noun
  1. The greatest amount.

    "The most I can offer for the house is $150,000."

  2. The greater part.

    "Most of the penguins were friendly and curious."

  3. A record-setting amount.

adverb
  1. Forms the superlative of many adjectives.

    "Correctness is most important."

  2. To a great extent or degree; highly; very.

    "This is a most unusual specimen."

  3. Superlative of many

Antonymsleast, least
pronoun
  1. The greater part of a group, especially a group of people.

    "Most want the best for their children."

Synonymsmajority

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