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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin nec plus ultra (“nothing further beyond”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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…
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