culminate

/ˈkʌlmɪˌneɪt/KUHL-mih-nayt

/ˈkʌlmɪˌneɪt/KUHL-mih-nayt

Meaningto reach the peak

Common meaning: to reach the highest point

culmina peak, topLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 487 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin culmen ‘a peak, top’.

Roots

culmen, -inis Latin “a peak, top”

Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app