DictionaryRoot: samt ar-ras

Arabic

samt ar-ras

way over the head

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An older woman climber stands triumphantly on the highest point of a mountain, with lower ridges beneath her, making the summit a concrete image of peak achievement.

noun

zenith

ZEE-nith/ˈziːnɪθ/

The highest point or peak of achievement.

Etymology

samt ar-rasArabicway over the head

Zenith passed through Medieval Latin zyneth; the step to the peak sense is not shown here.

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