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   A·pex

   /ˈāˌpeks/

   

   noun

   • 1. the top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point: "the living room extends right up into the apex of the roof" Similar tippeaksummitpinnacletophighest point/partcrestvertexrare:fastigiumOpposite bottom
   • ▪ the highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
   • ▪ the growing point of a shoot.
   • ▪ the highest level of a hierarchy, organization, or other power structure regarded as a triangle or pyramid: "the central bank is at the apex of the financial system"

   verb

   • 1. reach a high point or climax: "melodic lines build up to the chorus and it apexes at the solo"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin, ‘peak, tip’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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