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From tri- + ultimate, apparently on account of the fact that it is the third in sequence after ultimate and penultimate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Synonym of antepenultimate. Full definition →
From tri- + ultimate, apparently on account of the fact that it is the third in sequence after ultimate and penultimate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.