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non plus ultra

See also: Non Plus Ultra

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Etymology

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From Latin non plus ultra, the name given to the type by the Enschedé Foundry in Haarlem, who first cut it.

Noun

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non plus ultra

  1. (printing, dated) A small size of type, equivalent to 2 point.

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Descendants

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  • → German: Non Plus Ultra

Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin nōn plūs ultra.

Noun

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non plus ultra m (invariable)

  1. the very best, the ne plus ultra

Further reading

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  • non plus ultra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Pillars of Hercules, Germany, 16th c.

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Etymology

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Literally, “nothing further beyond”, nōn (“not”) + plūs (“more”) + ultrā (“beyond”). An ancient post-classical Mediterranean aphorism, fabulously alleged to have been inscribed somewhere upon the Pillars of Hercules as a warning to ships to sail no further. Adopted during the Renaissance as a metaphor for the stifling influence of ancient philosophy on the progress of thought. Compare Gādēs.

Pronunciation

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Phrase

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nōn plūs ultra

  1. A warning to not go beyond (this point).

Derived terms

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