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peak

 
 
/piːk/ noun [C]

Definition

HIGHEST LEVEL the highest level or value of something: Here we see an athlete at the peak of fitness. The price of gold reached its peak during the last recession. peak travel times
MOUNTAIN TOP the top of a mountain, or the mountain itself: snow-covered/mountain peaks
(Definition of peak noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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