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  2. Ultima (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, the ultima is the last syllable of a word, the penult is the next-to-last syllable, and the antepenult is third-from-last syllable. In a word of three ...

  3. List of Latin phrases (U) - Wikipedia

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    Also, the Third Battery of the French Third Marine Artillery Regiment has the motto Ultima Ratio Tribuni. The term is also borne by the gorget owned by Captain William Cattell, which inspired the crescent worn by the revolutionary militia of South Carolina and in turn the state's flag. [3] See also Ultima Ratio Regum (video game).

  4. Ultima - Wikipedia

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    Ultima (linguistics), the last syllable of a word; Ultima (finance), a variable in quantitative finance; Bless Me, Ultima, a 1972 novel by Rudolfo Anaya with a character called Ultima; Ultima Tower, a hypothetical supertall skyscraper

  5. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    One of the classic definitions of "truth:" when the mind has the same form as reality, we think truth. Also rendered as adaequatio intellectus et rei. adaequatio intellectus nostri cum re: conformity of intellect to the fact: Phrase used in epistemology regarding the nature of understanding. adsum: I am here: i.e., "present!" or "here!"

  6. Penult - Wikipedia

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    The penult follows the antepenult and precedes the ultima. For example, the main stress falls on the penult in such English words as banána, and Mississíppi, and just about all words ending in -ic such as músic, frántic, and phonétic. Occasionally, "penult" refers to the last word but one of a sentence.

  7. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language.. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j.

  8. Eureka (word) - Wikipedia

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    The accent of the English word is on the second syllable, following Latin rules of accent, which require that a penult (next-to-last syllable) must be accented if it contains a long vowel. In the Greek pronunciation, the first syllable has a high pitch accent , because the Ancient Greek rules of accent do not force accent to the penult unless ...

  9. Ultimatum - Wikipedia

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    The word is used in diplomacy to signify the final terms submitted by one of the parties in negotiation for settlement of any subject of disagreement. It is accompanied by an intimation as to how refusal will be regarded.