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ultimo¹

  • /ˈʌltɪməʊ/ UK

Where it comes from

First attested in 1582; from Latin ultimō (elliptically for ultimō diē or ultimō mēnse), masculine ablative singular form of ultimus (“last”); cognate with Dutch ultimo, the German ultimo, the Swedish ultimo, etc.

adjective vltimo

  1. not comparable, obsolete On the last day (of a specified month).

adverb Ultimo · ult. · ulto

  1. not comparable Of last month. I receivd your favour of the 18th Ultimo in due time & beg pardon for not having answerd it before.

ultimo²

  • /ˈʌltɪməʊ/ UK

Where it comes from

First attested in 1622; from either the Italian ultimo, or the Portuguese último, or the Spanish ultimo; compare ultime.

noun

  1. no plural, obsolete, rare = The ultimum; the final, ultimate point of a sequence.

Ultimo³

proper noun

  1. A suburb of Sydney in the Sydney council area, New South Wales, Australia.

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Chicago

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@misc{ultimo_2026,
  title = {ultimo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ultimo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}