"altaltissimo" meaning in All languages combined

See altaltissimo on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: altaltissimos [plural]
Etymology: Probably derived from Italian alto + altissimo. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|alto}} Italian alto Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} altaltissimo (countable and uncountable, plural altaltissimos)
  1. (rare, literary) The highest point of something; the pinnacle or apex. Tags: countable, literary, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-altaltissimo-en-noun-hqaZmjnO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Then one shall propose (in a speech, curt Tuscan, / Sober, expurgate, spare of an \"issimo,\") / Ending our half-told tale of Cambuscan, / Turning the Bell-tower's altaltissimo.",
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          "ref": "2006, Pt. Gopal Sharma, Pracharya Sewa Ram Jaipuria, Teach Yourself Numerology, New Delhi: Lotus Press, →ISBN, page 14:",
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