Main Entry:: ¹ul·ti·mate
Pronunciation:: \ˈəl-tə-mət\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Medieval Latin ultimatus last, final, from Late Latin, past participle of ultimare to come to an end, be last, from Latin ultimus farthest, last, final, superl. of Latin *ulter situated beyond
Date:: 1640

1 a: most remote in space or time : farthest b: last in a progression or series : final <their ultimate destination was Paris> c: eventual 2 <they hoped for ultimate success> d: the best or most extreme of its kind : utmost <the ultimate sacrifice>2: arrived at as the last result <the ultimate question>3 a: basic, fundamental <the ultimate nature of things — A. N. Whitehead> b: original 1 <the ultimate source> c: incapable of further analysis, division, or separation

synonyms see last

— ul·ti·mate·ness noun

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