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Word entry · 8 letters

crowning

Best crossword clue

"Highest achievement"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹaʊnɪŋ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted cginnorwStarts with CEnds with G1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Representing the highest, final, or most successful achievement.

Word origin

From Middle English crowninge, crounende, equivalent to crown + -ing.

Used in a sentence

  • Lilian Greenwood has ranked boosting diversity and inclusivity among her crowning achievements from her two-year stint chairing the House of Commons Transport Select Committee.
  • The crownings of the two successive monarchs were only a year apart.
  • There were outflankings and crownings of hills by numbers of thirteen and seventeen men, that made one hold one's breath.

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