ULTIMATUM


Meaning of ULTIMATUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌəl-tə-ˈmā-təm, -ˈmä- ]

noun

( plural -tums or ul·ti·ma·ta -tə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, neuter of ultimatus final

Date: 1731

: a final proposition, condition, or demand ; especially : one whose rejection will end negotiations and cause a resort to force or other direct action

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