culmine — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Acme noun The highest point of achievement or development; the peak.
- apotheosis noun The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
- cusp noun A critical point where something is about to change or begin.
- height noun The measurement of how tall something or someone is, from base to top.
- peak noun The pointed top of a mountain or hill.
- pinnacle noun The highest point of achievement or success.
- summit noun The highest point of a mountain or hill.
- zenith noun The point in the sky directly overhead an observer.
Senses
culmine is used for these senses in English:
- acme A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]
- apotheosis The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).
- cusp (figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
- golden years (idiomatic) The period during which someone or something flourishes.
- pinnacle (figuratively) An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.
- punch line The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners.
- summit The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
- zenith (by extension) Highest point or state; peak.
apotheosis — full definition
- noun The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
- noun Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
- noun A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
- noun The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).