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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nōn plūs ultra. Doublet of Non Plus Ultra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔnplʊsˈʔʊltʁa/, /noːnplʊsˈʔʊltʁa/
- Hyphenation: Non‧plus‧ul‧tra
Noun
Nonplusultra n (strong, genitive Nonplusultra, no plural)
- (often humorous) ultimate, ne plus ultra, the very best (of something)
- Synonyms: Gipfel, Glanzpunkt, Allerbeste
1867, Carl Ernst Bock, “Curir-Schwindeleien”, in Die Gartenlaube, number 47:Das Nonplusultra von amerikanischem Geheimmittelschwindel ist folgendes: Durch Dr. Allinhead’s Diamanttropfen (aus den Säften geheimnißvoller Kräuter des tropischen Klimas bereitet) wird der ganze Mensch durchsichtig.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1877, “Buffalo-Bill”, in Die Gartenlaube, number 35:Die paar Stunden, die er bei uns zubrachte, ließ er die kleinen Waffen nicht aus der Hand, und nur beim schwarzen Kaffee lenkte die Nonplusultra-Dampf-Kaffeemaschine von Bude und Comp. in Wien seine Aufmerksamkeit einige Augenblicke ab; […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Nonplusultra
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