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in extremis
in ex·tre·mis [ ìn ik strmiss ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
in desperate circumstances: in desperate circumstances, especially at the point of death


adjective 
Definition:
 
near death: on the point of death
[< Latin, "in the extremes"]
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