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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ulterior/ʌlˈtɪəriə(r)/

▶adjective

1 other than what is obvious or admitted: she had some ulterior motive in coming.

2 beyond what is immediate or present.

– origin C17: from L., lit. ‘further, more distant’.

'ulterior' also found in these Oxford entries:

didactic - hidden agenda

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