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subultimate

subultimate adjective: less than or preceding the ultimate.

Adjective

subultimate (not comparable)

  1. Less than or preceding the ultimate.

Origin of subultimate

From sub- + ultimate.

Questions about subultimate

What does subultimate mean?
Subultimate means less than or preceding the ultimate.
What part of speech is subultimate?
Subultimate is an adjective.

Words near subultimate in the dictionary

  1. subulinids
  2. subulitacean
  3. subulitaceans
  4. subulitid
  5. subulitids
  6. subultimate
  7. subulurid
  8. subulurids
  9. Subulussalam
  10. subumbel
  11. subumbellar

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