ultimate

Definition

Final; last in a series.

Etymology

* From Medieval Latin ultimātus (“furthest, last”), perfect passive participle of ultimō (“to come to an end”) (see -ate (1,2 and 3)), from ultimus (“last, final”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See ultra-. * (ultimate frisbee): The sport was renamed to avoid the use of the Frisbee trademark.

Example Sentences

• "[…] they [the sounds of an echo] next strike the ultimate secondary object, then the penultimate and antepenultimate; […]"
• "the ultimate pleasure"
• "the ultimate disappointment"

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