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adjective

  1. Of, being, located at, or forming the top: loftiest, top, topmost, upmost, uppermost. See high/low.
  2. Preeminent in rank or position: top, top-drawer. See over/under.

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Approaching or constituting a maximum; Most significant; Of the loftiest and most superior kind.

pronunciation In the eyes of history, religious toleration is the highest evidence of culture in a people. — Marmaduke Pickthall, Source: 1927 lecture, "Tolerance in Islam".

 
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: approaching or constituting a maximum
  Synonym: peak

Meaning #2: highest and most significant


 
 
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