ウルトラC

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from ultra +‎ C, from A, B, and C as indicators of relative degree of difficulty in artistic gymnastics. Attested from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ɾɯ̟to̞ɾa̠ɕiː]

Noun

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ウルトラC(シー) (urutora-shī

  1. (gymnastics) an extra-difficult maneuver, an element with a very high degree of difficulty
  2. (by extension) an incredible feat

References

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  1. ^ ウルトラC[体操競技]”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014