050417 - WotD: ne (ne plus ultra)
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Posted by kitt at 20:58 on 17 April 2005
ne
I know the use of the word ne when referring to the maiden name of a married woman, as in Christina Hellner ne Valvo. But I didn't know the word can be used in any other way. In the May 2005 issue of Real Simple, page 76 in the article "Buy Now, Think Later":- And then there's that vacation cabin I went in on with friends, possibly the ne plus ultra of impulse buys.
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the highest point capable of being attained