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The condition of being high; elevated position. |
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The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above
that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the
sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the
ground, of animal, especially of a man; stature. |
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Degree of latitude either north or south. |
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That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain;
as, Alpine heights. |
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Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning,
arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; preeminence or
distinction in society; prominence. |
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Progress toward eminence; grade; degree. |
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Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or
condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly;
the height of a tempest. |