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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pinnacle
pin·na·cle [pinnacle pinnacles pinnacled pinnacling] BrE [ˈpɪnəkl] NAmE [ˈpɪnəkl] noun 1. usually singular ~ of sth the most important or successful part of sth •the pinnacle of her career •He spent more than twenty years at the pinnacle of his profession. •Formula One is the pinnacle of motor racing. 2. a small pointed stone decoration built on the roof of a building •We could just make out the pinnacles of the cathedral in the distance. 3. a high pointed piece of rock, especially at the top of a mountain Word Origin: Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pinnaculum, diminutive of pinna ‘wing, point’. Example Bank: •She is at the pinnacle of her profession.
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