Pinnacle Definition
pĭnə-kəl
pinnacled, pinnacles, pinnacling
noun
pinnacles
A small turret or spire on a buttress or a supporting pier.
Webster's New World
A pointed formation, as at the top of a mountain; peak.
Webster's New World
The highest point; culmination; acme.
Webster's New World
(figuratively) An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.
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Synonyms:
verb
pinnacled, pinnacles
To set on a pinnacle.
Webster's New World
To furnish or adorn with pinnacles.
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To form the pinnacle of.
Webster's New World
Origin of Pinnacle
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From Middle English, from Old French pinacle, pinnacle, from Late Latin pinnaculum (“a peak, pinnacle"), double diminutive of Latin pinna (“a pinnacle"); see pin.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Late Latin pinnāculum diminutive of Latin pinna feather pet- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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