capstone

[ kap-stohn ]
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noun
  1. a finishing stone of a structure.

  2. the crowning achievement, point, element, or event.

Origin of capstone

1
1350–1400; Middle English. See cap1, stone

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British Dictionary definitions for capstone

capstone

copestone (ˈkəʊpˌstəʊn)

/ (ˈkæpˌstəʊn) /


noun
  1. one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc

  2. mountaineering a chockstone occurring at the top of a gully or chimney

  1. a crowning achievement; peak: the capstone of his career

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