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  • 101Ultimatum — Ul|ti|ma|tum das; s, Plur. ...ten u. s <aus gleichbed. nlat. ultimatum zu spätlat. ultimare »beendigen, zu Ende sein«, dies zu lat. ultimus »der Letzte« (zu ulter, vgl. ↑ultra...)> [auf diplomatischem Wege erfolgende] Aufforderung [eines… …

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  • 102ultra... — ul|tra..., Ul|tra... <aus lat. ultra »jenseits, über hinaus« zu ulter »jenseitig«, dies zu uls »jenseits«> Präfix mit der Bedeutung »jenseits von, über hinaus, hinausgehend über, übertrieben«, z. B. ultraviolett, Ultramikroskop …

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  • 103ulterior — [17] Ulterior goes back to an unrecorded Latin *ulter ‘distant’ (a relative of ultrā ‘beyond’, source of the English prefix ultra ). Its comparative form was ulterior, which meant literally ‘more distant’. Its superlative form was ultimus, which… …

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  • 104Ultimatum — Sn Zeitpunkt für eine endgültige Entscheidung erw. fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Neubildung zu l. ultimus letzter, äußerster , dem Superlativ von ultrā jenseits, darüber hinaus (ultra ), zu l. ulter jenseitig, drüben befindlich . Adjektiv:… …

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  • 105ulterior — (adj.) 1640s, from L. ulterior more distant, further, comparative of *ulter beyond (see ULTRA (Cf. ultra )). The sense in ulterior motives is first attested 1735 …

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  • 106ultimate — (adj.) 1650s, from L.L. ultimatus, pp. of ultimare to be final, come to an end, from ultimus last, final, superlative of *ulter beyond (see ULTRA (Cf. ultra )). Ultimate Frisbee is attested from 1972 …

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  • 107ulterior — [17] Ulterior goes back to an unrecorded Latin *ulter ‘distant’ (a relative of ultrā ‘beyond’, source of the English prefix ultra ). Its comparative form was ulterior, which meant literally ‘more distant’. Its superlative form was ultimus, which… …

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  • 108ulterior — [ul tir′ē ər] adj. [L, compar. of * ulter, beyond, farther (see ULTRA )] 1. lying beyond or on the farther side 2. later, subsequent, or future 3. further; more remote; esp., beyond what is expressed, implied, or evident; undisclosed [an ulterior …

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  • 109ultima — [ul′ti mə] n. [L, fem. of ultimus, last, superl. of * ulter, farther: see ULTRA ] the last syllable of a word …

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  • 110ultra- — [ul′trə] [L < ultra, fem. of * ulter, beyond, on the other side of < IE * ol , var. of base * al , beyond > ALL, L alius, other] prefix 1. beyond, on the farther side of [ultramundane] 2. a) excessive or extreme [an ultranationalist] b) …

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