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ultra
1[ uhl-truh ]
ultra-
2- 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 ).
ultra
1/ ˈʌltrə /
adjective
- extreme or immoderate, esp in beliefs or opinions
noun
- an extremist
ultra-
2prefix
- beyond or surpassing a specified extent, range, or limit
ultramicroscopic
- extreme or extremely
ultramodern
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Example Sentences
A hundred ultra-wealthy liberal and conservative donors have taken over the political system.
They then become members of the ultra elite Unit 121, granted premium housing and a well-stocked cupboard.
Kim Jong Un is changing role models, steering Pyongyang away from Chinese autocrats toward the ultra-aggressive Vladimir Putin.
That particular shop, sold to Bendel a decade ago or so before, had been the ne plus ultra of American bookstores.
Certainly, other communities—ultra-Orthodox Jews, for example—are fretting about members who go online, and then astray.
In Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.
Lamb fills his case, and lights this the ne plus ultra of a soothing weed.
On his return he again doubled cape Good Hope, which had long been regarded as the ne plus ultra of navigation.
She belonged to that ultra-modern school which scorns to sue masculine admiration, but which cannot dispense with it nevertheless.
And those light bulbs in Jack Carlson's garage were ultra-violet bulbs.
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