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Did You Know???...Its the height, the zenith, the ultimate, the crown, the pinnacle. Its the peak, the summit, the crest, the high-water mark. All these expressions, of course, mean the highest point attainable. But ne plus ultra may top them all when it comes to expressing in a sophisticated way that something is the pink of perfection. It is said that the terms predecessor, non plus ultra, was inscribed on the Pillars of Hercules at the Strait of Gibraltar, which marked the western end of the classical world. 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 1630s.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:10:22 +0000

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