Pronounced: DING-kee, adj
Notes: This word is a bit of a cheat; I know (as I’m sure you do) the US meaning, but it has a different meaning in the UK.
Yesterday’s word
The word pinnacle means
- an upright architectural member often ending in a small spire
- a lofty peak
- the highest point of development or achievement; acme
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1300s
Background / Comments
As I noted yesterday, I knew the second and third definitions above, but the rather specialized first meaning I did not know. Our word came from the Middle English word pinacle, which came from Middle French, which came from the late Latin pinnāculum (gable).
