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ultramodern

[uhl-truh-mod-ern]
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adjective
  1. very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
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Origin of ultramodern

First recorded in 1835–45; ultra- + modern
Related formsul·tra·mod·ern·ism, nounul·tra·mod·ern·ist, noun
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Related Words

state-of-the-artfuturisticadvancedavant-gardecontemporarycurrentfreshlatestmodernisticmodishnewnowrevolutionarystylishpresent-dayup-to-the-minutenew-fashionednontraditionaltoday

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Historical Examples

  • The spectacle was at once ultramodern and classic in antiquity of conception.

    The Flying Mercury

    Eleanor M. Ingram

  • The remarkable blend of the very old and the ultramodern was visible everywhere in Cairo.

    The Egyptian Cat Mystery

    Harold Leland Goodwin

  • The effect of the wall and a wide-beamed door they could see to the left was ultramodern.

    Old Rambling House

    Frank Patrick Herbert

British Dictionary definitions for ultramodern

ultramodern

adjective
  1. extremely modern
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Derived Formsultramodernism, nounultramodernist, nounultramodernistic, adjective
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