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ultimo

American  
[uhl-tuh-moh] / ˈʌl təˌmoʊ /

adverb

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

    on the 12th ultimo.


ultimo British  
/ ˈʌltɪˌməʊ /

adverb

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

    a letter of the 7th ultimo

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ultimo

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

Vocabulary lists containing ultimo

Example Sentences

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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

Dear Sir, I confess myself very remiss in not answering your favor of the 21st ultimo sooner.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Jared Sparks

Early on Monday morning, the twelfth ultimo, our kind Doctor sent to the city for Dr. J——, an eminent physician, to come to Crawford for a consultation.

From Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife by Madeline Leslie

M. Gardoqui, who will probably succeed M. Miralles, and a gentleman who planned the loan I mentioned in my letter of the 9th ultimo, are interesting themselves in this business.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Jared Sparks

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