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Etymology

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Fromultimate +‎-ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ultimately (notcomparable)

  1. Indicating thelast item.
    Synonyms:at last,finally,in the end;see alsoThesaurus:lastly
    Firstly,… Secondly,…Ultimately,…
  2. Indicating the mostimportant action.
    Synonyms:at the end of the day,when all is said and done;see alsoThesaurus:fundamentally
    Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.
    • 2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, inBBC Sport[1]:
      That Wolves reached half-time on level terms had much to do with theultimately luckless Hennessey, who was in action in the opening minute to tip away Samir Nasri's shot following a City corner.
  3. (linguistics)Used to indicate theetymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates.
    Synonym:terminal etymon
    Cognate to Gottscheerishboßər, bàsser.Ultimately cognate to standard High GermanWasser.
    Shortened frommaxiature,ultimately from Latinmaximus ("large").
    Ultimately from Latinequus ("horse").

Translations

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indicating the last item
indicating the most important action

References

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  1. ^https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ultimately

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