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"roman": "dǐngduān",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"word": "顶端"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiānduān",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"word": "尖端"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "top"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spits"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"word": "huippu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "apex"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sommet"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ápice"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gipfel"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "koryfí",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κορυφή"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ákron",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἄκρον"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"word": "apice"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"word": "akitu"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"word": "topp"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ápice"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "topo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cume"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"word": "culme"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "veršína",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "верши́на"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pik",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пик"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "výsšaja tóčka",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "вы́сшая то́чка"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"word": "vrchol"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ápice"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cima"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "topp"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spets"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "atyunnata",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"word": "అత్యున్నత"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "sarvōnnata",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"word": "సర్వోన్నత"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "highest or greatest part",
"word": "zirve"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gagatʿ",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"word": "գագաթ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vrǎh",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"word": "връх"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"word": "頂點"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǐngdiǎn",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"word": "顶点"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "top"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spits"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "punt"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"word": "huippu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "apex"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Spitze"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "koryfí",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κορυφή"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"word": "topo"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"word": "vrchol"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ápice"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cúspide"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "śīrṣamu",
"sense": "highest point in a plane or solid figure",
"word": "శీర్షము"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "the point on the celestial sphere toward which the Sun appears to move relative to nearby stars",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "apeks"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "pointed fine end",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spits"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "pointed fine end",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "punt"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pointed fine end",
"word": "huippu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "pointed fine end",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "apex"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "koryfí",
"sense": "pointed fine end",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κορυφή"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "pointed fine end",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ponta"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "pointed fine end",
"word": "hrot"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pointed fine end",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ápice"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "kona",
"sense": "pointed fine end",
"word": "కొన"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "end of leaf",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "àpex"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "end of leaf",
"word": "葉尖"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yèjiān",
"sense": "end of leaf",
"word": "叶尖"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "end of leaf",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spits"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "end of leaf",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "punt"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "end of leaf",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "apice"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "end of leaf",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "szczyt"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "end of leaf",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ápice"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "end of leaf",
"word": "ápice"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "巔峰"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "diānfēng",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "巅峰"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "極致"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jízhì",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "极致"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "極點"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jídiǎn",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "极点"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "絕頂"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "juédǐng",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "绝顶"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "top"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "huippu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "huipentuma"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "apogée"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gipfel"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "koryfí",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κορυφή"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apógeio",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "απόγειο"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apokorýfoma",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "αποκορύφωμα"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "apice"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ápice"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "veršína",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "верши́на"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pik",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пик"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "vrchol"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "apogeo"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "sarvōtkr̥ṣṭa",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "సర్వోత్కృష్ట"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "uccha",
"sense": "moment of greatest success, expansion, etc",
"word": "ఉచ్ఛ"
}
],
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"apex"
],
"word": "apex"
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