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Definition of
apex noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
apex
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈeɪpɛks
/
/
(
pl.
apexes
)
[
usually singular
]
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1
the top or highest part of something
the apex of the roof/triangle
2
(
figurative
)
At 37, she'd reached the apex of her career.
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apex
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