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ULTIMATUM (ultimata)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ultimatum mean? 

ULTIMATUM (noun)
  The noun ULTIMATUM has 1 sense:

1. a final peremptory demandplay

  Familiarity information: ULTIMATUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ULTIMATUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A final peremptory demand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ultimatum" is a kind of...):

demand (an urgent or peremptory request)


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