ultimate
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[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)
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- Concerning the last or final thing in a series.
- Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
- E.g. The ultimate pleasure, or the ultimate disappointment
- Being the most distant or extreme; farthest
- That will happen sometime; eventual
- The greatest extreme; most extreme or most superior.
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last or final in a series
greatest or maximum
most distant
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eventual
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[edit] Noun
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ultimate (plural ultimates)
- The most basic or fundamental of a set of things
- The final or most distant point; the conclusion
- 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
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[edit] Verb
ultimate
- Second-person plural present tense of ultimare.
- Second-person plural imperative of ultimare.
- Feminine plural of ultimato.