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  1. noun The highest point; the vertex: the apex of a triangle; the apex of a hill.
  2. noun The point of culmination. See Synonyms at summit.
  3. noun The usually pointed end of an object; the tip: the apex of a leaf.

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  • This "something" was a cone of a dull green colour, and the apex was the head of a mongoose wagging to and fro. —  MY STRANGE PETS AND Other Memories of Country Life
  • Rogue pharmaceutical sites were at there apex, they used to make millions by harnessing the assets of the 21st century technology. —  We Blog A Lot
  • In their isolation at the apex, argued one Davos speaker, those at the top did not hear the sub-prime rumblings below, nor did they see that corporate jets had become a detested symbol to Congressional inquisitors. —  Knowledge@Wharton
  • It will take and destroy the very thin muscle fibers; also the apex is in action with the parasite to make thin myocardium. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • On paper, this wasn't supposed to be the Big Red's apex -- the 2009-10 season is. —  theithacajournal.com -
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  1. Latin.

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  1. from Latin apex (apic-), point, tip, summit, perhaps from apere, fit to, fasten to: see apt.
 

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