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apex

IPA pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.peks/

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Russian meaning

Вершина, кульминация

English definition

The top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point; culmination.

Example

Winning the Rhodes Scholarship marked the apex of her collegiate career.

Collocations

at the apex
reach the apex
apex predator

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