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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" the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) a raised or elevated geological formation the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" the highest level or degree attainable; "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 |
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