ULTIMATE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
Example: the ultimate achievement; the ultimate question; man's ultimate destiny; the ultimate insult; one's ultimate goal in life
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
being the last or concluding element of a series
Example: 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
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🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "ultimate" comes from Latin ultimo, which comes from Medieval Latin ultimātus.
🔗 Related Words
ultra- – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Latin became the scholarly language of Europe for over 1,500 years, standardizing technical vocabulary.