Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
pinnacle .
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Examples
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NARI says traditional African rice varieties produce approximately 100 grains for each cluster or 'pinacle' of rice, versus an average of 400 with Nerica.
IRIN 2008
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NARI says traditional African rice varieties produce approximately 100 grains for each cluster or 'pinacle' of rice, versus an average of 400 with Nerica.
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Only to endeavor to the pinacle of their abilities.
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Obama represents the pinacle of intellectual achievement.
Bloomberg Offers Clinton a Party, but No Debt Relief - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I anticipate that when the new people gain the same pinacle of their career, they too will be discarded.
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The ultimate civic dignitary, the Commander-in-Chief - it all comes together in a permanent pinacle.
Ellee -gaic Musings Newmania 2007
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What we all know is that he reached the pinacle of his career at the Nagano Olympics 10 years ago, leading his country to its first-ever gold medal in the sport.
Archive 2008-06-01 James Mirtle 2008
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Only to endeavor to the pinacle of their abilities.
A Wonderful Life 2008
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It was very prominent at the end, telling me that this was the dramatic pinacle of the movie.
May 20th, 2006 joshenglish 2006
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Math, Physics and Engineering stand at the pinacle of science.
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