ultimo

[ uhl-tuh-moh ]

/ ˈʌl təˌmoʊ /

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adverb

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

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Origin of ultimo

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

Words nearby ultimo

ultimate constituent, ultimately, ultimate strength, ultima Thule, ultimatum, ultimo, ultimogeniture, ultisol, ulto., ultra, ultrabasic

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How to use ultimo in a sentence

Pedes pentameri articulis tribus tarsorom primis ciliatis pulvillatis dilatatis, penultimo bilobo, ultimo tenui biunguiculato.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Testa ovato-conica imperforata purpureo-albida laevigata, anfractibus convexis ultimo subangulato, apertura purpurea unifasciata.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Mr. Gaylord died at his beautiful residence of Limerock Farm, Onondaga county, on the 27th ultimo, after a brief illness.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844|Various
I yesterday received your letters of the 7th and 9th ultimo, by the Delight, from Minorca.
Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II|Sir John Ross

I had the honour to receive yesterday your excellency's letter, dated 28th ultimo.
Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II|Sir John Ross

British Dictionary definitions for ultimo

ultimo

/ (ˈʌltɪˌməʊ) /

adverb

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

Word Origin for ultimo

C16: from Latin ultimō on the last

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