culmination

/ˌkʌl.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

kʌl · MꞮNEꞮ · ʃən (3 syllables)

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Definition

The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.

Etymology

Borrowed from French culmination, from culminer, or from Medieval Latin culminatus + -tion. Morphologically culminate + -ion.

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