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ultima Thule
[ uhl-tuh-muh thoo-lee; Latin ool-ti-mah too-le ]
noun
- (italics) Latin. the highest degree attainable.
- the farthest point; the limit of any journey.
- the point believed by the ancients to be farthest north.
ultima Thule
/ ˈθjuːlɪ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ultima Thule1
First recorded in 1655–65; literally, farthest Thule
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ultima Thule1
Latin: the most distant Thule
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Example Sentences
He felt that he had reached the land—or at least the borderland—of Bohemia, that Ultima Thule of every young literary dream.
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When he first exploited Ladak, Leh was the ultima thule of geographical investigation.
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A charming picture of manners and customs in "Ultima Thule."
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Thulis of Egypt, whence comes "Ultima Thule," died the death of the cross about thirty-five hundred years ago.
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Ultima Thule was the island which marked the ultimate bounds of the extensive empire of this legitimate descendant of the Gods.
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