ne plus ultra

American  

[nee pluhs uhl-truh, ney, ne ploos ool-trah] / ˈni ˌplʌs ˈʌl trə, ˈneɪ, ˈnɛ ˌplʊs ˈʊl trɑ /

noun

1. the highest point; acme.

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

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ne plus ultra British  

/ ˈneɪ ˈplʊs ˈʊltrɑː /

noun

1. the extreme or perfect point or state

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Etymology

Origin of ne plus ultra

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

Example Sentences

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ne plus ultra

The ne plus ultra, though, was the Bullocks Wilshire tea room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2021

Here is a top-notch Italian bubbly and a sublime grower champagne that shows why that region is the ne plus ultra of sparkling wine.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2021

“The days are over when getting on the cover of Vanity Fair was the ne plus ultra of public recognition. Now it’s more like the icing on the cake.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2019

This is probably the place to mention that the crocheted sweater is no longer the ne plus ultra of canine and feline fashion.

From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2018

Here, at length, his talents raised him to the post of Garter, the ne plus ultra of heraldic ambition.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony