English

Adjective
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1. Concerning the last or final thing in a series
2. Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.

#* E.g. The ultimate sexual pleasure, or the ultimate disappointment

1. Being the most distant or extreme; farthest
2. That will happen sometime; eventual

Derived terms
antepenultimate
penultimate

Translations
trans-top|last or final in a series
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trans-top|greatest or maximum
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trans-top|most distant
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trans-top|eventual
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Finnish: lopullinen (1), paras (2)
French: ultime
German: ultimativ
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Italian: ultimo m, ultima f
Latin: ultimus m, ultima f, ultimum n
Spanish: último m, última f
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Noun
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1. The most basic or fundamental of a set of things
2. The final or most distant point; the conclusion
3. The greatest extremity; the maximum

es:ultimate
fa:ultimate
fr:ultimate
ko:ultimate
io:ultimate
it:ultimate
ku:ultimate
hu:ultimate
pl:ultimate
pt:ultimate
ru:ultimate
fi:ultimate
te:ultimate
vi:ultimate
zh:ultimate

• 2007-11-23 15:58 - Saltmarsh - /* Adjective */ merge greatest & best definitions

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