| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ul·te·ri·or |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   l-tîr  - r |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or avowed, especially being concealed intentionally so as to deceive: an ulterior motive. 2. Lying beyond or outside the area of immediate interest. 3. Occurring later; subsequent. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin, farther, comparative of *ulter, on the other side. See al-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | ul·teri·or·ly —ADVERB
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