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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French extreme, extrême, borrowed from Latin extrēmus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
extrême (plural extrêmes)
- extreme
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Noun
extrême m (plural extrêmes)
- extreme
- d’un extrême à un autre ― from one extreme to another
- Les extrêmes se touchent. ― Extremes meet.
En désespoir de cause, la population se tourne vers les extrêmes.- Out of desperation, the population is turning to extremes.
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