prep_phrase
Meaning 1
At the point of death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
in extremis
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Meaning 2
In desperate circumstances.
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Usage: broadly
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adverb
Meaning 3
at the point of death
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin in extrēmīs.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: henkitoreissa — at the point of death
- Finnish: henkihieverissä — at the point of death
- Māori: whakahemohemo — at the point of death
- Polish: in extremis — at the point of death
- Portuguese: in extremis — at the point of death
- Finnish: hätätapauksessa — in desperate circumstances
- Polish: in extremis — in desperate circumstances
- Portuguese: in extremis — in desperate circumstances