ULTRA


Meaning of ULTRA in English

I. ˈəltrə adjective

Etymology: ultra-

: going beyond others or beyond due limit : extreme , fanatical , uncompromising , superlative

ultra political individualism taught by liberal political leaders — Metropolitan Magazine

treat yourself to … ultra dinners — Michael Frome

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: ultra-

1. : ultraist , extremist , radical

2. usually capitalized

[French, short for ultraroyaliste, from ultra- (from Latin) + royaliste royalist, from royal + -iste -ist]

: a member of a political group active in 19th century France following the Bourbon restoration composed largely of returned emigrés and associated principally with a desire to restore the political and social order prevailing before the Revolution of 1789

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