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ultimate

ul·ti·mate [ últimət ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. final: coming or attained at the end of a series of stages, and often constituting the culmination of something
our ultimate destination
Their ultimate aim is to introduce a new system of government.

2. greatest: greatest, most nearly perfect, or highest in quality
the ultimate home entertainment system

3. fundamental: existing as an underlying reality, when all other things are disregarded
the ultimate truth

4. farthest away: outermost or most remote



noun 
Definition:
 
greatest thing: the greatest or most nearly perfect thing
seats that were the ultimate in passenger comfort

[Mid-17th century. < late Latin ultimatus, past participle of ultimare "be at an end" < Latin ultimus "last, final" < assumed ulter "beyond"]

ul·ti·ma·cy noun
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