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ultra Definition


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ultra
adj
    1. Said of a person or party: holding extreme opinions, especially in political matters.
      Thesaurus: radical, extreme, excessive, immoderate, revolutionary, way-out.
    2. colloq
      Extremely good; marvellous.
noun
    ultras
    1. Someone who holds extreme opinions, especially in political or religious matters.
Etymology: 19c: originally meaning ‘ultra-royalist', with reference to early 19c France, an abbreviation of French ultra-royaliste.



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