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ultimacy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being ultimate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance,

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the ultimacy of these social values

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ultimateness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: degree, level, stage, point

Narrower terms: extremity, profoundness

History

Etymology

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