ultra English · revision 6496

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=clipping|attested=1817|origins=la ultra}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈʌltɹə/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|ultra]], short for [[m|fr|ultra-royaliste|t=extreme royalist]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)^(NODE 1998) from [[la|ultrā|t=beyond]] (see [[ultra-]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) which Barnhart relates to Old Latin olle, that one.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ As an adjective, ultra-royalist, in a French context: 1817.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) As a noun, an extreme royalist in France, also 1817.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Of persons or parties holding extreme views in politics or religion, it is from 1820,^(OED 1989) and as a noun, an extremist, from 1823.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) One who goes to extremes in fashion is from 1819.^(Etymonline) Going beyond what is usual, excessive, is from 1818.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024) ''Ultraism'' is from 1821.^(Etymonline) In football, an ''ultra'' is a fanatical supporter.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1817 – an ultra-royalist.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1818 – extreme, excessive.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1823 – an extremist.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1821 – ultraism.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Going beyond the usual; [[extreme]], especially in opinions.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # A person with extreme views; an [[extremist]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[ultraism]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[ulterior]]

+ * [[ultimate]]

+ * [[ultra-]]

+ * [[outrage]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ SOED records a rare preposition ultra, beyond, chiefly in the Latin phrase ''ultra crepidam'', beyond one's competence (see [[ultracrepidarian]]).^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}