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n. - The state or degree of being most remote in space or time.

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  • I am no expert on marriage, and degrees of ultimateness.
  • An analogous interpretation applies to the generality and ultimateness of philosophy.
  • Now that word's out about this thing's existence, we expect an announcement soon, at which point we'll learn the precise level of ultimateness contained within.
  • As we might expect, then, philosophy has generally been defined in ways which imply a certain totality, generality, and ultimateness of both subject matter and method.
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