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ul⋅ti⋅ma⋅tum

  [uhl-tuh-mey-tuhm, -mah-]
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–noun, plural -tums, -ta  [-tuh] .
1. a final, uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to a dispute, the rejection of which may lead to a severance of relations or to the use of force.
2. a final proposal or statement of conditions.
Origin:
1725–35; < NL, n. use of neut. of LL ultimātus. See ultimate
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ul·ti·ma·tum   (ŭl'tə-mā'təm, -mä'-)   
n.   pl. ul·ti·ma·tums or ul·ti·ma·ta (-tə)

  1. A final statement of terms made by one party to another.

  2. A statement, especially in diplomatic negotiations, that expresses or implies the threat of serious penalties if the terms are not accepted.


[New Latin, from neuter of Latin ultimātus, last; see ultimate.]
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