ultimate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.4 External links 1.5 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Mediaeval Latin ultimatus (“‘furthest, last’”), pp. of Latin ultimare (“‘to come to an end’”) < ultimus (“‘last, final’”); see ultra-.

[edit] Adjective

Wikipedia ultimate (not comparable)

1. Concerning the last or final thing in a series.
2. Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
   • E.g. The ultimate pleasure, or the ultimate disappointment
3. Being the most distant or extreme; farthest
4. That will happen sometime; eventual
5. The greatest extreme; most extreme or most superior.

[edit] Derived terms

• antepenultimate
• penultimate
• ultimateness

[edit] Related terms

• ulterior
• ultimatum
• ultra
• ultra-

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

ultimate (plural ultimates)

1. The most basic or fundamental of a set of things
2. The final or most distant point; the conclusion
3. The greatest extremity; the maximum

[edit] External links

• ultimate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• ultimate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aeilmttu
• mutilate

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

ultimate

1. Second-person plural present tense of ultimare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of ultimare.
3. Feminine plural of ultimato.