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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Old French, from outre, beyond; see outré.]
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From Middle English and Old French oltrage ("excess"), from Late Latin *ultragium or *ultraticum ("a going beyond") and from Latin ultra ("beyond"); rather than from out and rage. The verb is from Old French oltragier.
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