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pinnacle.

The highest point.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɪnəkəl/
  1. The highest point.

  2. A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.

  3. An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.

    figuratively
  4. An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.

Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈpɪnəkəl/
  1. To place on a pinnacle.

    transitive
  2. To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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