ultimo

[ uhl-tuh-moh ]

adverb
  1. in or of the month preceding the current one: on the 12th ultimo.Abbreviation: ult., ulto.: Compare instant (def. 11), proximo.

Origin of ultimo

1
1575–85; <Latin ultimō (mēnse or diē) in the last (month) or on the last (day)

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ultimo

/ (ˈʌltɪˌməʊ) /


adverb
  1. (esp abbreviated in formal correspondence) in or during the previous month: a letter of the 7th ultimo Abbreviation: ult. Compare instant (def. 7), proximo

Origin of ultimo

1
C16: from Latin ultimō on the last

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