ˈapə(ˌ)jē, -əji noun
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Etymology: Italian & Greek & French & New Latin; Italian apogeo & French apogée & New Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogeion, apogaion, from neuter of apogeios, apogaios far from the earth, from apo- + -geios, -gaios (from gē earth)
1. : the point in the orbit of a satellite of the earth (as the moon or an artificial body) at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
2. : the farthest or highest point : apex
the apogee of Renaissance art — Time
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