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Definition of: pinnacle
(pin′ə·kəl) noun
1. A small turret or tall ornament, as on a parapet.
2. Anything resembling a pinnacle; a high or topmost point, as a mountain peak; summit.
—v.t. ·cled, ·cling
1. To place on or as on a pinnacle.
2. To furnish with a pinnacle; crown. See synonyms under SUMMIT. [<OF pinacle <LL pinnaculum, dim. of L pinna a wing, a pinnacle]
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