December 1, 2004

Word of the Day (Dictionary.com, December 1, 2004)

ne plus ultra \nee-plus-UL-truh; nay-\, noun:

1. The highest point, as of excellence or achievement; the acme; the pinnacle; the ultimate. [...]

Ne plus ultra is from Latin, literally, "(go) no more beyond", from ne, "not" + plus, "more" + ultra, "beyond."

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 1, 2004 3:03 PM
Comments

My Latin is rusty, but isn't that 3 words?

Posted by: pj at December 1, 2004 3:18 PM

Ne Plus Ultra - sounds like the hot new Transformer toy for xmas this year...

Posted by: AWW at December 1, 2004 4:09 PM

Not if you spell it neplusultra.

Posted by: Barry Meislin at December 1, 2004 4:28 PM

A.Word.A.Day is an excellent free email list along the same lines.

Posted by: PapayaSF at December 1, 2004 5:01 PM
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