nec plus ultra

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nec plus ultra (“nothing further beyond”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɛk ply.z‿yl.tʁa/
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Noun

nec plus ultra m (uncountable)

(informal) the best of the best
le nec plus ultra en matière de … ― the very best when it comes to… the last word in…

See also

Further reading

“nec plus ultra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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