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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈzɛnɪθ/, /ˈziːnɪθ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈzinɪθ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(zē′nith or, esp. Brit., zen′ith)

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ze•nith n. [countable]

Astronomythe point in the sky directly above a given position or observer.
the highest point or state;
peak:the zenith of his career.

ze•nith n.

Astronomythe point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Cf. nadir.
a highest point or state;
culmination.

Arabic samt road, incorrectly read as senit by medieval scribes (compare Arabic samt ar-rās road above (over) one's head, the opposite of nadir)
Old Spanish zenit, scribal error for zemt
Medieval Latin
Middle English cenith 1350–1400

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zenith /ˈzɛnɪθ; US: ˈziːnɪθ/ n

the point on the celestial sphere vertically above an observer
the highest point; peak; acme: the zenith of someone's achievements

Compare nadirEtymology: 17th Century: from French cenith, from Medieval Latin, from Old Spanish zenit, based on Arabic samt, as in samt arrās path over one's head, from samt way, path + al the + rās headˈzenithal adj

'zenith' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

meridian - nadir - Seleucid - vertical - astronomical triangle - climax - culmination - direction - height - Khmer - midheaven - overhead - peak - pinnacle - refraction - top - vertical circle - Z, z - zenithal - zenith distance - zenith tube - summit

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Synonyms: top, pinnacle, summit, apogee, culmination, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "zenith" in the title:

(peak / zenith / summit / top / crest / pinnacle) of glory
at the peak /zenith/ apex [ career ]
peak / zenith / summit / top / crest / pinnacle
prodigious, awful zenith?
Scale my skills up to its/ theirs zenith
The zenith of medieval papal power was the pontificate of In
which we snapped to memorialize the zenith of our hike.
zenith
Zenith
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Zenith and nadir

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