nec plus ultra
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin nec plus ultra (“nothing further beyond”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Further reading edit
- “nec plus ultra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.