🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Höhepunkt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈhøːəˌpʊŋkt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Highlight/ˈhaɪ.laɪt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Höhepunkt des Konzerts war das letzte Lied."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An outstanding part of an event or period of time.

    "The highlight of the evening was the spectacular fireworks display."
  2. 2

    A bright or reflective area in a painting, photograph, or sculpture.

    "The artist used white paint to add delicate highlights to the subject's hair."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the adjectives 'high' (Old English hēah) and 'light' (Old English lēoht). Originally coined in the mid-19th century in painting and fine arts to describe the brightest spot on a rendered surface, the term later expanded metaphorically to denote the most important or interesting parts of an event or text.

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