ultimo

[ uhl-tuh-moh ]

adverb

1. in or of the month preceding the current one: : ult., ulto. Compare instant ( def 11 ), proximo.

   on the 12th ultimo.

ultimo

/ ˈʌltɪˌməʊ /

adverb

1. esp abbreviated in formal correspondence in or during the previous month ult. Compare instant proximo

   a letter of the 7th ultimo

Word History and Origins

Origin of ultimo¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ultimo¹

C16: from Latin ultimō on the last

Example Sentences

It was consequently determined to burn it; and on the 18th ultimo fire was applied, and in a very short time the whole of the thatched tents were in a blaze.

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

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He took her and carried her into Newport, which he entered on the 24th ultimo, with five hundred English prisoners.

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Sir,—I received your favor of 31st ultimo yesterday evening, and, in answering it, would thank you for your frankness in communicating with me on the subject.

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General J. Longstreet: My dear General,—Upon my return from Richmond, where I have been for a week on business connected with Washington College, I found your letter of the 26th ultimo.

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