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elevation
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Noun
  • the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
    • the aggrandizement of the king
    • his elevation to cardinal
  • drawing of an exterior of a structure
  • (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump
    • a dancer of exceptional elevation
  • distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
    • there was snow at the higher elevations
  • a raised or elevated geological formation
  • angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
  • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
    • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
    • the artist's gifts are at their acme
    • at the height of her career
    • the peak of perfection
    • summer was at its peak
    • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
    • the summit of his ambition
    • so many highest superlatives achieved by man
    • at the top of his profession
  • the event of something being raised upward
    • an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
    • a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
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