Ultra Definition
An extremist.
(usually capitalised) Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.
Greater than normal quantity or importance, as in ultrasecret.
Excessively, to an extreme, as in ultramicroscopic, ultra-careful.
Other Word Forms of Ultra
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Origin of Ultra
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L < ultra, fem. of *ulter, beyond, on the other side of < IE *ol-, var. of base *al-, beyond > all, L alius, other
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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Latin ultrā- from ultrā beyond al-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from Latin ultrā ("beyond").
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French from Latin ultrā- ultra-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin ultra.
From Wiktionary
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