U- (Gr.), no, not, as _U_topia. [Gr. _ou_, not.]

ULTRA- (L.), beyond, as _ultra_marine. The French form _outre_ appears in

_out_rage and in _utter_ance. [From _ulter_ (stem of _ulterior_), _ul-_

being from root of L. _ille_.]

UM-, in _um_pire. See Non-.

UN- (A.S.), negative prefix, not, as _un_happy, _un_truth, _un_couth. [Cog.

with Gr. _an-_ and L. _in_- (negative).]

UN- (A.S.), verbal prefix, signifying the reversal of an action, as

_un_lock, _un_bind, _un_do, _un_wind. [A.S. _on-_, _un-_; cf. Dut. _ont-_,

Ger. _ent-_, Goth. _and-_. See A- (A.S.) (2).]

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