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ultra

[uhl-truh]

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adjective

going beyond what is usual or ordinary; excessive; extreme.

noun

an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.

(initial capital letter) Military. the British code name for intelligence gathered by decrypting German wireless communications enciphered on the Enigma machine during World War II.

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Origin:
independent use of ultra-, or shortening of words prefixed with it

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a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, with the basic meaning “on the far side of, beyond.” In relation to the base to which it is prefixed, ultra- has the senses “located beyond, on the far side of” (ultramontane; ultraviolet), “carrying to the furthest degree possible, on the fringe of” (ultraleft; ultramodern), “extremely” (ultralight); nouns to which it is added denote, in general, objects, properties, phenomena, etc., that surpass customary norms, or instruments designed to produce or deal with such things (ultramicroscope; ultrasound; ultrastructure).

Origin:
< Latin ultrā (adv. and preposition) on the far side (of), beyond, derivative of *ult(e)r- located beyond

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ultra (ˈʌltrə)

—*adj*
1.	extreme or immoderate, esp in beliefs or opinions

—n
2.	an extremist

[C19: from Latin: beyond, from ulter distant]

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ultra-

prefix meaning "beyond" (ultraviolet) or "extremely" (ultramodern), from L. ultra- from ultra (adv. and prep.) "beyond, on the further side," from PIE *al- "beyond." In common use from early 19c., it appears to have arisen from Fr. political designations. As its own word, a noun meaning "extremist" of

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various stripes, it is first recorded 1817, from Fr. ultra, shortening of ultra-royaliste "extreme royalist."

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ultra- pref.