non plus ultra

Etymology
From, the name given to the type by the Enschedé Foundry in Haarlem, who first cut it.

Noun

 * 1)  A small size of type, equivalent to 2 point.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) the very best, the ne plus ultra

Etymology
Literally, “nothing further beyond”, +  +. An ancient post-classical Mediterranean aphorism, fabulously alleged to have been inscribed somewhere upon the 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.