culmination
/ˌkʌl.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
kʌl · MꞮNEꞮ · ʃən (3 syllables)
English
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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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