Meaning

8 senses
  1. A political extremist, in particular

  2. A political extremist, in particular:

    An ultraleftist.

  3. An ultranationalist.

  4. (France, historical)An ultraroyalist.

  5. An especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in choreographies (including pyrotechnics), often of outwardly intimidating demeanour, but distinguished from a violent hooligan (although overlap between both subcultures is possible)

  6. An ultramarathon.

  7. An ultra-prominent peak.

  8. (capitalized, usually)Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.

Examples

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  1. The prices are ultra high on this ship.

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  2. TRAPPIST-1 is an ultra-cool dwarf star.

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  3. Drug trafficking gangs tend to be patriarchal, heterosexist, and ultra-capitalist.

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  4. Infrared and ultra-violet rays are types of light invisible to the human eye.

    ruИнфракрасное и ультрафиолетовое излучения не видны человеческому глазу.

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  5. A number of purported grassroots movements are really astroturfing campaigns by the ultra-wealthy.

    deEine Anzahl vorgeblicher Graswurzelbewegungen sind in Wirklichkeit von den Ultrareichen ausgerollter Kunstrasen.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Latin ultra.

From Latin ultra.

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