The Clue
Heavenly circle (8 letter answer)
The Answer
MERIDIAN
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Notes
The answer MERIDIAN is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
MERIDIAN as a noun:
1. (acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top) = the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
2. a town in eastern Mississippi
3. (meridian, line of longitude) = an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"
MERIDIAN as an adjective:
1. of or happening at noon; "meridian hour"
2. (prime, meridian) = being at the best stage of development; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning