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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin apogaeum, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πόγειον (apógeion).
Pronunciation
Noun
apogeu m (plural apogeus)
- (astronomy) apogee (the point on the Moon's orbit, on the orbit of an artificial satellite or on the Sun's orbit in apparent annual motion, which is furthest from the Earth)
- (figuratively) peak; maximum moment; culmination
Quotations
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French apogée.
Noun
apogeu n (plural apogee)
- apogee
Declension