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peak

noun [C] (HIGHEST POINT)
 
 
/piːk/

Definition

B2 the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill: Holiday flights reach a peak during August. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff enough to form firm peaks. We saw a victory by an athlete at the very peak of her fitness and career.Higher and lower points of achievementSuccess and achievementsFailures
(Definition of peak noun (HIGHEST POINT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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