ul·ti·ma

[uhl-tuh-muh]
noun
the last syllable of a word.

Origin:
1860–65; < Latin, feminine of ultimus, superlative corresponding to ulterior ulterior

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ultima (ˈʌltɪmə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the final syllable of a word
 
[from Latin: the last, feminine of ultimus last; see ultimate]

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Ultima is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Ultima online includes circles of mushrooms in several locations.
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