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  2. The phrase served as a warning: "(Let there) not (be) more (sailing) beyond." The New Latin version ne plus ultra, meaning "(go) no more beyond," found its way into English in the early 1600s.

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  4. How to pronounce ne plus ultra. UK /ˌneɪ plʌs ˈʌltrə/. US /ˌneɪ plʌs ˈʌltrə/. More about phonetic symbols. Sound-by-sound pronunciation. UK /ˌneɪ plʌs ˈʌltrə/ ne plus ultra. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. /n/ as in. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio.

  5. Pronunciation of ne plus ultra with 1 audio pronunciation, 4 synonyms, 1 meaning, 13 translations, 3 sentences and more for ne plus ultra.

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  6. noun [ S ] uk / ˌneɪ plʌs ˈʌltrə / us / ˌneɪ plʌs ˈʌltrə /. the ne plus ultra of something. Add to word list. the best or most excellent example of something: The concerto has been called "the ne plus ultra of his achievements ". In its day, the ship was the ne plus ultra of steam navigation.

  7. literally: not more beyond (that is, go no further), allegedly a warning to sailors inscribed on the Pillars of Hercules at Gibraltar. Discover More. Example Sentences. That particular shop, sold to Bendel a decade ago or so before, had been the ne plus ultra of American bookstores. From The Daily Beast.

  8. nay-pluuss-UUL-truh. See pronunciation. Where does the phrase ne plus ultra come from? Earliest known use. mid 1600s. The earliest known use of the phrase ne plus ultra is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for ne plus ultra is from 1637, in the writing of Nathaniel Whiting, satirist and nonconformist minister.

  9. Definition of ne plus ultra noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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