ul⋅ti⋅mo
/ˈʌl
təˌmoʊ/
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Show IPA –adverb | in or of the month preceding the current one: on the 12th ultimo. Abbreviation: ult., ulto. Compare instant (def. 11), proximo. |
Origin: 1575–85; < L
ultimō (
mēnse or
diē) in the last (month) or on the last (day)

ult. abbr. ultimate ultimately ultimo
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ul·ti·mo (ŭl'tə-mō') adv.
Abbr. ult. In or of the month before the present one: on the 15th ultimo.
[Latin ultimō (mēnse), in the last (month), ablative of ultimus, last; see ultimate.] |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ult.
ultimate ultimately Latin ultimo (last month)
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