/ul"teuh meuh thooh"lee/ ; Lat. /ool"ti mah' tooh"le/
1. ( italics ) Latin. the highest degree attainable.
2. the farthest point; the limit of any journey.
3. the point believed by the ancients to be farthest north. Also called Thule .
[ 1655-65; lit., farthest Thule ]