The physical height of a person or thing; = stature, n. 1. Also figurative: the highest degree or acme of something. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > increase to highest point or degree > highest point of increase (8) status1577 The physical height of a person or thing; = stature, n. 1. Also figurative: the highest degree or acme of something. Obsolete. apex1624 figurative. The highest point or culmination; the acme, the climax. sublimity1637 A high degree or standard, a height; (with the) the highest degree of a quality, emotion, etc.; the height of, the acme. climax1647 The culmination, peak, or apex of something; the most important or exciting part of a film, contest, etc., usually happening near the end. culmination1657 figurative. The attainment of the highest point, or state of being at the height; concrete that in which anything culminates, the crown or… acme1761 The highest point or culmination; the point or period at which something is at its best or most highly developed; (in later use also) a person or… boiling-point1773 crescendo1925 colloquial (originally U.S.). The peak of an increase in volume, force, or intensity; a climax. Esp. in to reach a crescendo. |
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