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Definition of: apogee
(ap′ə·jē) noun
1. Astron. The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite where it is farthest from the earth; opposed to perigee.
2. The highest point; climax. [<F apogée <Gk. apogaiou <apo- away from + gē, gaia earth]
—ap·o·ge·al (ap′ə·jē′əl), ap′·o·ge′an adjective
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