"ultimate" in the noun sense
1. ultimate
the finest or most superior quality of its kind
"the ultimate in luxury"
"ultimate" in the adjective sense
1. ultimate
furthest or highest in degree or order utmost or extreme
"the ultimate achievement"
"the ultimate question"
"man's ultimate destiny"
"the ultimate insult"
"one's ultimate goal in life"
2. ultimate
being the last or concluding element of a series
"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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