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: March 13, 2023
\uh-pah-thee-OH-sis\ noun
What It Means
Apotheosis means "the perfect form or example of something" or "the highest or best part of something." It can also mean "elevation to divine status; deification."
// Some consider (however ironically) french fries to be the apotheosis of U.S. cuisine.
// Their music reached its creative apotheosis in the late aughts, which is also when they won two Grammys.
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