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ultra
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ultra \Ul"tra\, a. [See Ultra-.] Going beyond others, or beyond due limit; extreme; fanatical; uncompromising; as, an ultra reformer; ultra measures. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ultra \Ul"tra\, n. One who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical. --Brougham. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ultra- \Ul"tra-\, 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. [1913 Webster]
