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Ultra (2)

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(a.) A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ultra (2)'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​u/ultra-2.html. 1828.
 
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