ne plus ultra
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin nē (“not”) plūs (“more”) ultrā (“beyond”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: /nē' plŭs ŭl'trə/
Noun[edit]
ne plus ultra (plural ne plus ultras)
- The highest, ultimate point of achievement which can be reached; perfection.
- Julia Kavanagh
- The slight that can be conveyed in a glance, in a gracious smile, in a wave of the hand, is often the ne plus ultra of art.
- Julia Kavanagh
- The perfect or most extreme example of its kind; the ultimate.
- (rare) A prohibition against proceeding further; an insuperable obstacle or limiting condition.