ultimo

American  

[uhl-tuh-moh] / ˈʌl təˌmoʊ /

adverb

1. in or of the month preceding the current one: ult., ulto.

   on the 12th ultimo.

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ultimo British  

/ ˈʌltɪˌməʊ /

adverb

1.  ult..  in or during the previous month Compare instant proximo

   a letter of the 7th ultimo

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Etymology

Origin of ultimo

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

Example Sentences

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ultimo

Knowing those risks, she made the decision that this baby would be "el ultimo," the last one.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2011

Maybe it’s just “Mormon”-mania but I do think we’ve had a longer stretch between noms and awards this year, and I’m ready for the finale ultimo.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2011

Sir, I should have replied earlier to your letter of the 26th ultimo, had it not been mislaid amidst a mass of communications on the subject of the army.

From Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review by E. B. Brenton

Sir,—I have been duly honored with your letters of the twenty-third and twenty-sixth ultimo, and notice your anxiety for men and officers.

From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas) Wilson

Dear Sir, Your favor of the 28th ultimo, was brought me last night.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various