ultimate

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  • Adjective:
    furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
    being the last or concluding element of a series
    being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything

Word Origin

ultimate (adj.)
1650s, from Late Latin ultimatus, past participle of ultimare "to be final, come to an end," from Latin ultimus (fem. ultima) "last, final, farthest, most distant, extreme," superlative of *ulter "beyond" (see ultra-). As a noun from 1680s. Ultimate Frisbee is attested by 1972.

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Example

1. Man will always seek the ultimate weapon .
2. Then there 's the ultimate challenge : could a patient someday regrow an entire limb ?
3. This is the ultimate bigger picture discussion .
4. It is the ultimate barricade against ideology .
5. Restraint is his ultimate virtue .

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