ultimate

ul·ti·mate

U0009400 (ŭl′tə-mĭt)adj.1. a. Being last in a series, process, or progression: "As the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court occupies a central place in our scheme of government" (Richard A. Epstein). See Synonyms at last¹.b. Eventual: hoped for ultimate victory.2. Fundamental; elemental: an ultimate truth.3. a. Of the greatest possible size or significance; maximum: the ultimate act of courage.b. Representing or exhibiting the greatest possible development or sophistication: the ultimate bicycle.c. Utmost; extreme: the ultimate insult.n.1. The greatest extreme; the maximum: actions that represented the ultimate in political expediency.2. also Ultimate A game played on a field by two teams of seven players each, the object being to gain possession of a flying disc by catching it and throwing it to a teammate, advancing the disc down the field until it is caught in the opponent's end zone. Players cannot run while holding the disc, and the game is self-officiated.

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[Latin ultimātus, past participle of ultimāre, to come to an end, from ultimus, last, superlative of *ulter, on the other side; see al- in Indo-European roots.]

ultimate

(ˈʌltɪmɪt) adj1. conclusive in a series or process; last; final: an ultimate question. 2. the highest or most significant: the ultimate goal. 3. elemental, fundamental, basic, or essential4. most extreme: genocide is the ultimate abuse of human rights. 5. final or total: an ultimate cost of twenty million pounds. nthe most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing[C17: from Late Latin ultimāre to come to an end, from Latin ultimus last, from ulter distant] ˈultimateness n

ul•ti•mate

(ˈʌl tə mɪt)

adj. 1. last; furthest or farthest: the ultimate destination. 2. decisive; conclusive: the ultimate authority. 3. highest; most desirable: one's ultimate goal. 4. basic; fundamental: ultimate principles. 5. final; total: the ultimate cost; ultimate consequences. 6. unequaled or unsurpassed: the ultimate vacation. n. 7. the final point or result. 8. a fundamental fact or principle. 9. the finest or most superior of its kind. [1645–55; < Late Latin ultimāre to come to an end] ul′ti•mate•ly, adv. ul′ti•mate•ness, n.

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Noun	1.	ultimate - the finest or most superior quality of its kind; "the ultimate in luxury"quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
Adj.	1.	ultimate - furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"proximate - closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects; "news of his proximate arrival"; "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"
	2.	ultimate - being the last or concluding element of a series; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable"last - coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"

ultimate

adjective1. final, eventual, conclusive, last, end, furthest, extreme, terminal, decisive He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome.2. fundamental, basic, primary, radical, elemental the ultimate cause of what's happened3. supreme, highest, greatest, maximum, paramount, most significant, superlative, topmost Of course the ultimate authority remained the presidency.4. worst, greatest, utmost, extreme Treachery was the ultimate sin.5. best, greatest, supreme, optimum, quintessential the ultimate luxury foodsnoun1. epitome, height, greatest, summit, peak, extreme, perfection, the last word This hotel is the ultimate in luxury.

ultimate

adjective1. Of or relating to a terminative condition, stage, or point:final, last, latter, terminal.2. Of or being an irreducible element:basic, elemental, elementary, essential, fundamental, primitive, underlying.3. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree that has been or can be attained:maximal, maximum, top, topmost, utmost, uttermost.4. Of the greatest possible degree, quality, or intensity:extreme, supreme, transcendent, unsurpassable, utmost, uttermost.5. Most distant or remote, as from a center:extreme, farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, utmost, uttermost.nounThe greatest quantity or highest degree attainable:maximum, outside, top, utmost, uttermost.Idiom: ne plus ultra.

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ultimate

(ˈaltimət) adjective last or final. 最終的 最终的ˈultimately adverb in the end. We hope ultimately to be able to buy a house of our own. 最終地 最终地

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