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Ultra vs Universal - What's the difference?

ultra | universal |

As adjectives the difference between ultra and universal

is that ultra is ultra, extremist while universal is of or pertaining to the universe.

As nouns the difference between ultra and universal

is that ultra is ultra, extremist while universal is (philosophy) a characteristic or property that particular things have in common.

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 ----

    universal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the universe.
  • Common to all members of a group or class.
  • *
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  • Common to all society; world-wide
    • She achieved universal fame.
  • Cosmic; unlimited; vast; infinite
  • Useful for many purposes, e.g., universal wrench .

    • Derived terms

    * universalise, universalize * universal quantifier

    Related terms

    * universe * university

    Antonyms

    * nonuniversal

    See also

    * (wikipedia "universal") * general * global

    External links

    * *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
  • *
  • * {{quote-book, year=1970, title=Speech acts, author=John R. Searle
    • , passage=We might also distinguish those expressions which are used to refer to individuals or particulars from those which are used to refer to what philosophers have called universals : e.g., to distinguish such expressions as "Everest" and "this chair" from "the number three", "the color red" and "drunkenness". citation

    See also

    * particular

    External links

    * * The Medieval Problem of Universals - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ----