ne plus ultra

[ nee-pluhs uhl-truh, ney; Latin ne-ploos ool-trah ]
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noun
  1. the highest point; acme.

  2. the most intense degree of a quality or state.

Origin of ne plus ultra

1
1690–1700; <New Latin, Latin nē plūs ultrā (may you) not (go) further beyond (this point)

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ne plus ultra

/ Latin (ˈneɪ ˈplʊs ˈʊltrɑː) /


noun
  1. the extreme or perfect point or state

Origin of ne plus ultra

1
literally: not more beyond (that is, go no further), allegedly a warning to sailors inscribed on the Pillars of Hercules at Gibraltar

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