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pinnacle

The correct spelling is pinnacle.

How to pronounce pinnacle

/ˈpɪnəkəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈpɪnəkəl/

Say it like: Pin-nac-le

The correct spelling is pinnacle. The highest point.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The highest point.
  2. 2.A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.
  3. 3.An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.
  4. 4.An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.

verb

  1. 1.To put something on a pinnacle.
  2. 2.To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.

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