🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Höhepunkt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: huh-e-punkt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Culmination/ˌkʌl.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Höhepunkt ihrer Karriere war die Auszeichnung."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The highest point or climax of something, especially as reached after a long period of development.

    "The culmination of her efforts was the successful launch of the new product."
  2. 2

    The act of culminating; the process of reaching a peak.

    "The culmination of the project took several years of hard work and dedication."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'culmination' originates from the Latin 'culminatio', which means 'a reaching the top'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 15th century, where it retained the sense of reaching a peak or climax.

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