Zenith

Pronounced:
zee - nift


Definition:
The highest point of a mountain.


Meaning:
The highest point of a mountain or the highest point of a thing... such as the sky.


In a Sentence:
Getting this job is the zenith of my career.  No other job has been better.


Memory trick:
Zen - ith

zen reminds of zen or a higher state
Zenith in Arabic means "The way or road above one's head";
Synonyms: peak; climax

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