Annotations to James Joyce's Ulysses/Cyclops/296

Annotations

the nec and non plus ultra (Latin) The Latin phrases nec plus ultra and non plus ultra both mean extreme point, summit, acme.^[1] The form nec plus ultra is commonly used in French, and ne plus ultra in English.^[2]

References

↑ Gifford (1988) 336.
↑ Oxford English Dictionary.

Annotations to James Joyce's Ulysses
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[1] Gifford (1988) 336.

[2] Oxford English Dictionary.

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