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English Dictionary: most	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
most adv used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake" Synonym(s): most, to the highest degree Antonym(s): least, to the lowest degree very; "a most welcome relief" (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" Synonym(s): about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh adj (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins" Antonym(s): fewest(a) the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal" Antonym(s): least(a)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Most \Most\, a., superl. of {More}. [OE. most, mast, mest, AS. m[?]st; akin to D. meest, OS. m[c7]st, G. meist, Icel. mestr, Goth. maists; a superl. corresponding to E. more. [fb]103. See {More}, a.] 1. Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all. [bd]Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness.[b8] --Prov. xx. 6. The cities wherein most of his mighty works were done. --Matt. xi. 20. 2. Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it. [bd]In the moste pride.[b8] --Chaucer. 3. Highest in rank; greatest. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Note: Most is used as a noun, the words part, portion, quantity, etc., being omitted, and has the following meanings: 1. The greatest value, number, or part; preponderating portion; highest or chief part. 2. The utmost; greatest possible amount, degree, or result; especially in the phrases to make the most of, at the most, at most. A quarter of a year or some months at the most. --Bacon. A covetous man makes the most of what he has. --L'Estrange. {For the most part}, in reference to the larger part of a thing, or to the majority of the persons, instances, or things referred to; as, human beings, for the most part, are superstitious; the view, for the most part, was pleasing. {Most an end}, generally. See {An end}, under {End}, n. [Obs.] [bd]She sleeps most an end.[b8] --Massinger.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Most \Most\, adv. [AS. m[aemac]st. See {Most}, a.] In the greatest or highest degree. Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites, were courtiers and prelates. --Milton. Note: Placed before an adjective or adverb, most is used to form the superlative degree, being equivalent to the termination -est; as, most vile, most wicked; most illustrious; most rapidly. Formerly, and until after the Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of the double superlative was common. See {More}, adv. The most unkindest cut of all. --Shak. The most straitest sect of our religion. --Acts xxvi. 5.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
More \More\, a., compar. [Positive wanting; superl. {Most}.] [OE. more, mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo, ma, AS. m[be]ra, and (as neut. and adv.) m[be]; akin to D. meer, OS. m[c7]r, G. mehr, OHG. m[c7]ro, m[c7]r, Icel. meiri, meirr, Dan. meere, meer, Sw. mera, mer, Goth. maiza, a., mais, adv., and perh. to L. major greater, compar. of magnus great, and magis, adv., more. [root]103. Cf. {Most}, {uch}, {Major}.] 1. Greater; superior; increased; as: (a) Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular. He gat more money. --Chaucer. If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton. Note: More, in this sense, was formerly used in connection with some other qualifying word, -- a, the, this, their, etc., -- which now requires the substitution of greater, further, or the like, for more. Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse height, Do make them music for their more delight. --Spenser. The more part knew not wherefore they were come together. --Acts xix. 32. Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt. --Shak. (b) Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural. The people of the children of Israel are more and mighter than we. --Ex. i. 9. 2. Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more words to conquer. With open arms received one poet more. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Much \Much\, a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by {More}, and {Most}, from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr. [?], fem. [?], great, and Icel. mj[94]k, adv., much. [fb]103. See {Mickle}.] 1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in. --Deut. xxviii. 38. 2. Many in number. [Archaic] Edom came out against him with much people. --Num. xx. 20. 3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Most \Most\, adv. {Most-favored-nation clause} (Diplomacy), a clause, often inserted in treaties, by which each of the contracting nations binds itself to grant to the other in certain stipulated matters the same terms as are then, or may be thereafter, granted to the nation which receives from it the most favorable terms in respect of those matters. There was a [bd]most-favored-nation[b8] clause with provisions for the good treatment of strangers entering the Republic. --James Bryce. Steam navigation was secured by the Japanese as far as Chungking, and under the most-favored-nation clause the right accrued to us. --A. R. Colquhoun. Mother's Day \Moth"er's Day\ A day appointed for the honor and uplift of motherhood by the loving remembrance of each person of his mother through the performance of some act of kindness, visit, tribute, or letter. The founder of the day is Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, who designated the second Sunday in May, or for schools the second Friday, as the time, and a white carnation as the badge.