Non Plus Ultra

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch non plus ultra, the name given to the type by the Enschedé Foundry in Haarlem, who first cut it. Doublet of Nonplusultra.

Noun

Non Plus Ultra

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

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