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/ni pləs ˈəltrə/ Listen

noun

Ne plus ultra n.

The uttermost point to which one can go or attain; hence, the summit of achievement; the highest point or degree; the acme.

A prohibition against proceeding further; an insuperable obstacle or limiting condition. (Obs. or R.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Ne plus ultra" Quotes from Famous Books

... partiality; personal superiority; nobility &c (rank) 875; Triton among the minnows, primus inter pares [Lat.], nulli secundus [Lat.], captain; crackajack [U.S.]. supremacy, preeminence; lead; maximum; record; trikumia [Gr.], climax; culmination &c (summit) 210; transcendence; ne plus ultra [Lat.]; lion's share, Benjamin's mess; excess, surplus &c (remainder) 40; (redundancy) 641. V. be superior &c adj.; exceed, excel, transcend; outdo, outbalance^, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-Herod; pass, surpass, get ahead of; over-top, ...

— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

... clothes, all of which he ordered; and as I knew that he was well acquainted with the fashion, I gave him carte blanche. When we left the shop, he said, "Now, my dear Newland, I have given you a proof of friendship, which no other man in England has had. Your dress will be the ne plus ultra. There are little secrets only known to the initiated, and Stulz is aware that this time I am in earnest. I am often asked to do the same for others, and I pretend so to do; but a wink from me is sufficient, and Stulz dares not dress them. Don't you want some bijouterie? ...

— Japhet, In Search Of A Father • Frederick Marryat