Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective A prefix from the Latin
ultra beyond (seeulterior ), having in composition the significationbeyond ,on the other side , chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place. In other relations it has the sense ofexcessively ,exceedingly ,beyond what is common ,natural ,right , orproper .
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- prefix
Greater than normal quantity or importance - prefix
Beyond , on the far side of - prefix
Beyond ,outside of - prefix
Excessively , to an extreme
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yeah, I know that in the era of the ultra- cool heel who no one actually boos, doing something as heelish as showing fear might seem like the death knell to a career.
The Hardcore Diaries Mick Foley 2007
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Yeah, I know that in the era of the ultra- cool heel who no one actually boos, doing something as heelish as showing fear might seem like the death knell to a career.
The Hardcore Diaries Mick Foley 2007
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While "top producers," capable of working with the ultra- rich and hunting for new assets by targeting "mass affluent" clients, can still command good compensation, the environment is getting tougher, according to Maurice Zufferey, who heads the Swiss operations of recruiter Spencer Stuart in Zurich.
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LG, based in Seoul, plans to begin selling a 55-inch ultra- thin OLED television, and include its motion-sensing Magic Remote, which also adopts software from Nuance Communications, the world's largest supplier of voice recognition technology.
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'We use the word sexy a lot and have forgotten the ultra- feminine,' she mused, signalling something of a corporate turnaround.
Evening Standard - Home Hannah Betts 2012
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So during previews Monday in advance of today's opening of the biggest consumer electronics trade show of the year, the major TV manufacturers signaled a new strategy to push a wider package of features that include super-slim 3-D monitors, ultra- high-definition screens, and TVs controlled by hand gestures or spoken commands.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter C bevangelista@sfchronicle.com (Benny Evangelista 2012
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'We use the word sexy a lot and have forgotten the ultra- feminine,' she mused, signalling something of a corporate turnaround.
Evening Standard - Home Hannah Betts 2012
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Nary is the Trinidadian who has not at some point in her liming career ordered a Stag beer or Johnny Walker and coconut water there, then settled into an outdoor table to chat the night away inside by the bar, blaring soca tunes - the irrefutably catchy, ultra- fast-paced music of carnival - make chitchat a futile endeavor.
NYT > Home Page 2011
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And with more than a dozen prospects and bids in the market, we believe we are well positioned to match our availability of ultra- deepwater drill ship and semis that are under construction with near and midterm market demand.
unknown title 2011
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