pinnacle

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In its combination of group stages then knockout matches it does resemble the Champions League, but what makes the international game the pinnacle is the rarity and the difficulty.

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  1. noun Architecture A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress.
  2. noun A tall pointed formation, such as a mountain peak.
  3. noun The highest point; the culmination. See Synonyms at summit.

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spire ·  crag ·  summit ·  buttress ·  turret ·  ledge ·  rampart ·  pillar ·  pyramid ·  ridge ·  minaret ·  crest

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pinnacle:   pinnacles
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pinnāculum, diminutive of Latin pinna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also pinacle; from Middle English pinnakell, pinacle, pynacle, from Old French pinacle, pinnacle, French pinacle = Spanish pináculo = Portuguese pinaculo = Italian pinacolo, pinnacolo, from LL.pinnaculum, a peak, pinnacle; double diminutive, from Latin pinna, a pinnacle: see pin.
  2. from Middle English pynaklen; from pinnacle, n.
 

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