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ultra | eta |

As an adjective ultra

is ultra, extremist.

As a noun ultra

is ultra, extremist.

As a determiner eta is

many.

ultra

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
    • an ultra''' reformer; '''ultra measures

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ultraroyalist in France.
  • * 1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 37:
  • *:"At any rate that is what he explained to me," I said hastily while the lawyer rubbed his long ultra' s nose and sighed.
  • An extremist.
  • * 2005', " Foreign '''ultra killed, three injured in J&K," ''The Times of India , 29 Dec. (retrieved 21 Apr. 2009):
    • Five militants were nabbed while four ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) gave themselves up.
  • (usually, capitalised) Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.

    • Related terms

    * ulterior * ultimate * ultra- English refractory feminine rhymes ----

    eta

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
  • (particle) A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.

    • Anagrams

    * , (l), (l), (l), (l) English heteronyms ----