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ultima thule

ul·ti·ma Thu·le
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhl-tuh-muh thoo-lee for 1, 2]
    • /ˈʌl tə mə ˈθu li for 1, 2/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhl-tuh-muh thoo-lee for 1, 2]
    • /ˈʌl tə mə ˈθu li for 1, 2/

Definitions of ultima thule words

  • noun ultima thule (italics) Latin. the highest degree attainable. 1
  • noun ultima thule the farthest point; the limit of any journey. 1
  • noun ultima thule the point believed by the ancients to be farthest north. 1
  • noun ultima thule any distant or unknown region 0
  • noun ultima thule a remote goal or aim 0
  • noun ultima thule any far-off, unknown region 0

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Origin of ultima thule

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; literally, farthest Thule

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Parts of speech for Ultima thule

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ultima thule popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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