Ne

Symbol, Chemistry.

neon.

NE

Nebraska (approved especially for use with zip code).
northeast.
northeastern.

ne-

variant of neo- especially before a vowel: neencephalon.

n.e.

N.E.

naval engineer.
New England.
northeast.
northeastern.

ne plus ultra

[nee pluhs uhl-truh, ney; Latin ne ploo s oo l-trah]

noun

the highest point; acme.
the most intense degree of a quality or state.

Origin of ne plus ultra

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

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Examples from the Web for ne

Contemporary Examples

That particular shop, sold to Bendel a decade ago or so before, had been the ne plus ultra of American bookstores.
The Bookstore That Bewitched Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and Greta Garbo
Felice Picano
December 16, 2014
Many of us occupy a world in which having your own hour on a cable channel is an all-consuming goal and the ne plus ultra.
Dylan Ratigan Unplugged: Ex-MSNBC Host Turns Hydroponic Entrepreneur
Daniel Gross
March 22, 2013
Many of us remember and will ne'r forget the days from 1865 to 1875, ten eventful years in the history of our Southland.
The Roots of Southern Voter Intimidation
David Frum
February 4, 2013
Having a bride end the show suggested that the wedding gown was the ne plus ultra.
The Power of the Wedding Dress
Robin Givhan
October 3, 2011
Answers on a postcard, please, to Mary Schapiro, Chairman, SEC, 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549.
Can You Hear Goldman Laughing?
Tunku Varadarajan
July 16, 2010

Historical Examples

"Les Anglais ne lcheront pas" are the only words I plainly hear.
Another Sheaf
John Galsworthy
So great was his faith in his mother that he ne could ne would believe any evil of her.
In Convent Walls
Emily Sarah Holt
"Sahib, hum 'certificates' ne hai" (Sir, I have no certificates).
An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet
A. Henry Savage Landor
"Ne sutor ultra crepidam," I think, applies in this case to him.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II
Charles Darwin
And ne'er a bone broke, ne're a scrat on her body a pin could mak'.
Bob, Son of Battle
Alfred Ollivant

British Dictionary definitions for ne

ne

the internet domain name for

Niger

Ne

the chemical symbol for

neon

NE¹

symbol for

northeast(ern)

abbreviation for

Nebraska

NE²

N.E.

abbreviation for

New England

ne-

combining form

a variant of neo-, esp used before a vowelNearctic

ne plus ultra

noun

the extreme or perfect point or state

Word Origin

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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