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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the point in the orbit of the moon or of a man-made satellite that is farthest from the earth. (Cf. perigee.)
When the moon is at apogee, its gravitational pull is at its weakest.- similar words:
- extremity, limit, reach
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| definition 2: |
the highest or farthest point.
At their apogee, the band was selling over a million records per year.- similar words:
- acme, apex, extremity, height, limit, peak, pinnacle, terminus, tip, top, ultimate, vertex, zenith
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| related words: |
climax, end, meridian |
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