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Meaning of ultimate

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ultimate

Pronunciation:/ˈʌltɪmɪt//ˈʌltəmɪt/

noun

Definitions

  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

  4. A non-contact competitive team sport played with a 175 gram flying disc, the object of which is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone; ultimate frisbee.

verb

Definitions

  1. To finish; to complete.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Final; last in a series.

  2. (of a syllable) Last in a word or other utterance.

  3. Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.

    Example: the ultimate disappointment

  4. Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.