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   Ul·ti·mate

   /ˈəltəmət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. being or happening at the end of a process; final: "their ultimate aim was to force his resignation" Similar eventuallastfinalconcludingconclusiveterminalendendmostfurthestresultingensuingconsequentsubsequentOpposite immediate
   • ▪ being the best or most extreme example of its kind: "the ultimate accolade" Similar bestidealgreatestsupremeparamountsuperlativehighestunsurpassedunrivaledtopmostutmostoptimumquintessentialrare:apogeanOpposite worst
   • ▪ basic or fundamental: "the ultimate constituents of anything that exists are atoms" Similar fundamentalbasicprimaryprimeelementaryelementalabsoluteactualdefinitivecentralkeycrucialvitalessentialpivotalOpposite peripheral
   • ▪ denoting the maximum possible strength or resistance beyond which an object breaks.

   noun

   • 1. the best achievable or imaginable of its kind: "the ultimate in decorative luxury"
   • 2. a final or fundamental fact or principle.
   • 3. short for Ultimate Frisbee North American

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from late Latin ultimatus, past participle of ultimare ‘come to an end’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ultimacy noun

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   basic; fundamental; representing a limit beyond which further progress, as in investigation or analysis, is impossible: the ultimate particle; ultimate principles. final; total: the ultimate consequences; the ultimate cost of a project. Antonyms: first. not to be improved upon or surpassed; greatest; unsurpassed:

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   ULTIMATE definition: 1. better, worse, or greater than all similar things: 2. final or most important: 3. the best or…. Learn more.

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   Definition of ultimate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definition of ultimate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Etymology

   1. From Medieval Latin ultimātus (“furthest, last”), past participle of Latin ultimō, ultimāre (“to come to an end”), from ultimus (“last, final”). See ultra-. 2. (ultimate frisbee): The sport was renamed to avoid the use of the Frisbeetrademark.

   Pronunciation

   1. (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌltɪmɪt/ 2. (US) IPA(key): /ˈʌltəmɪt/ 3. Rhymes: -ɪt

   Adjective

   ultimate (not comparable) 1. Final; last in a series. 1.1. 1677, Robert Plot, “Of the Heavens and Air”, in The natural history of Oxford-shire: Being an Essay Toward the Natural History of England‎, page 15: 1.1.1. […] they [the sounds of an echo] next strike the ultimate secondary object, then the penultimate and antepenultimate; […] 2. (of a syllable)Last in a word or other utterance. 3. Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme. 3.1. the ultimatepleasure 3.2. the ultimatedisappoin...

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   Etymology

   From English ultimate.

   Pronunciation

   1. IPA(key): /ˈultimɑte/, [ˈul̪t̪iˌmɑ̝t̪e̞] 2. Rhymes: -ɑte 3. Syllabification(key): ul‧ti‧ma‧te

   Noun

   ultimate 1. ultimate frisbee (game)

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   Pronunciation

   1. (Classical) IPA(key): /ul.tiˈmaː.te/, [ʊɫ̪t̪ɪˈmäːt̪ɛ] 2. (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ul.tiˈma.te/, [ul̪t̪iˈmäːt̪e]

   Verb

   ultimāte 1. second-person plural present active imperative of ultimō

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   Verb

   ultimate 1. second-person singular voseo imperative of ultimar combined with te

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   ul•ti•mate /ˈʌltəmɪt/ adj. [ before a noun] last; furthest or farthest: an ultimate destination. decisive; conclusive; highest: the ultimate authority. most extreme: the ultimate sacrifice. final; total: the ultimate cost. unequaled or unsurpassed; best: the ultimate vacation. n. [ uncountable * the + ~] the final point or result.

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   There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ultimate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. ultimate has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. phonetics (1830s) physical sciences (1850s)