nec plus ultra

== French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nec plus ultra (“nothing further beyond”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛk ply.z‿yl.tʁa/ === 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… ==== See also ==== ne plus ultra dernier cri === Further reading === “nec plus ultra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012