Ultimate1. (a.) Farthest; beyond which there is nothing else; most extreme; final; as an ultimate accomplishment.
2. (a.) Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
3. (a.) Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an ultimate constituent of matter.
4. (v. t. & i.) To come or bring to an end; to eventuate; to end.
5. (v. t. & i.) To come or bring into use or practice.
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