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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Extremity \Ex*trem"i*ty\, n.; pl. Extremities. [L. extremitas:
     cf. F. extr['e]mit['e].]
     1. The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or
        remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They sent fleets . . . to the extremities of
              Ethiopia.                             --Arbuthnot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a
        limb; a leg or an arm of man.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or
        intense form. ``The extremity of bodily pain.'' --Ray.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering;
        greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Divers evils and extremities that follow upon such a
              compulsion shall here be set in view. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Upon mere extremity he summoned this last
              Parliament.                           --Milton.
  
     Syn: Verge; border; extreme; end; termination.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Extremity \Ex*trem"i*ty\, n.; pl. Extremities(?). [L.
     extremitas: cf. F. extr['e]mit['e].]
     1. The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or
        remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.
  
              They sent fleets . . . to the extremities of
              Ethiopia.                             --Arbuthnot.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a
        limb; a leg or an arm of man.
  
     3. The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or
        intense form. ``The extremity of bodily pain.'' --Ray.
  
     4. The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering;
        greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.
  
              Divers evils and extremities that follow upon such a
              compulsion shall here be set in view. --Milton.
  
              Upon mere extremity he summoned this last
              Parliament.                           --Milton.
  
     Syn: Verge; border; extreme; end; termination.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  extremities
     alt.
     (l en extremitys) (qualifier: archaic)
     n.
     (plural of en extremity).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  extremities
     alt.
     (l en extremitys) (qualifier: archaic)
     n.
     (plural of en extremity).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  extremities
     alt.
     (l en extremitys) (qualifier: archaic)
     n.
     (plural of en extremity).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  extremities
     alt.
     (l en extremitys) (qualifier: archaic)
     n.
     (plural of en extremity).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  extremities
     Englanti n.
     (en-monikko e xtremit ies)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  extremities
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst extremity)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  extremities'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst extremity)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Extremities /ɛkstɹˈɛmɪtiz/
  الحدود القصوى

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  extremities /ɛkstɹˈɛmɪtiz/ 
  krajnosti

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  extremities /ɛkstɹˈɛmɪtiz/
  okraje

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  extremities /ɛkstɹˈɛmɪtiz/
  Gliedmaßen , Körperglieder , Glieder , Extremitäten 
        "the upper extremities"  - die obere Gliedmaßen/Extremitäten (Membra superiora)
        "the lower extremities"  - die unteren Gliedmaßen/Extremitäten (Membra inferiora)
     Synonyms: limbs, members
  
   see: limb, extremity, member
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  extremities /ɛkstɹˈɛmɪtiz/
  äußerste Maßnahmen
   see: measure, measures, initial measure, initial action, accompanying measures, complementary measures, supporting measures, control measures, response measures, radical measures, unilateral measure, preliminary measure, connected measures, collateral measures, integration measures, collectives measures, contested measure, incentive measures
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  extremities /ɛkstɹˈɛmɪtiz/
  végtagok

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɛkˈstɹɛmətiz/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     手足,四肢

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