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highlight

 
/ˈhɑɪˌlɑɪt/ n [C] (BEST PART)

Definition

the best, most important, or most interesting part: The highlight of our trip to New York was going to the top of the Empire State Building.
(Definition of highlight n (BEST PART) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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