ne plus ultra
[ nee -pluhs -uhl-truh, ney; Latin ne -ploos -ool-trah ]
/ ˈni ˌplʌs ˈʌl trə, ˈneɪ; Latin ˈnɛ ˌplʊs ˈʊl trɑ /
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noun
the highest point; acme.
the most intense degree of a quality or state.
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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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ne plus ultra
/ Latin (ˈneɪ ˈplʊs ˈʊltrɑː) /
noun
the extreme or perfect point or state
Word Origin for ne plus ultra
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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