It's Merriam-Webster's word of the day for January 28th.

Today's word is nay- ultra spelled as three words as they would be in Latin

ne p l u s ul t rplus-Eltra refers to the highest point of development or success that something may achieve.

It's a synonym of the word acme. Here's the word used in a sentence from Food52.com.

Vanilla is earthy, it's ethereal, it's exotic, it's indispensable in some recipes, and

when added to others on a whim seems essential, the NAP-plus Ultra of flavoring.

It is the height, the Zenith, the ultimate, the crown, the pinnacle, it's the peak, the summit, the crest, the high watermark.

All of these expressions, of course, mean the highest point attainable.

But Neyplus Ultra may top them all when it comes to expressing in a sophisticated way that something

is the pink of perfection.

It is said that the term's predecessor, Non Plus Ultra, was inscribed on the pillars of Heracles at the Strait of Gibraltar, which marked the

Western end of the classical world. The phrase served as a warning, Let there not be more sailing beyond. The new Latin version

nay plus ultra meaning go no more beyond found its way into English in the early

sixteen hundreds. With your word of the day I'm Peter Sackler. found its way into English in the early 1600s.

With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.

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