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pinnacle

pin·nacle

UK/ˈpɪnəkəl/ US/ˈpɪnʌkʌl/ uncommon
noun (3) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

the highest level or degree attainable

  • “his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”
  • “the artist”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
Synonyms
3.

verb

1.

surmount with a pinnacle

  • “pinnacle a pediment”
2.

raise on or as if on a pinnacle

  • “He did not want to be pinnacled”

Origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French pinacle, pinnacle, from Late Latin pinnāculum (“a peak, pinnacle”), from Latin pinna (“a pinnacle”); see pin. Doublet of panache.

Phrases

  • Pinnacle Swamp
  • The Pinnacles

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