The Only Use of
apex
in
Lord of the Flies
- Then, at the apex, the grass was thick again because no one sat there.
p. 77.7apex = highest point
Definitions:
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(1)
(apex) the highest point or most important level of something
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The "highest point" can be physical or metaphorical -- as in the apex of his career.
Much more rarely, "Apex" is used in the travel industry as an acronym for "advance-purchase excursion"; i.e., to reference tickets that are discounted due to advance purchase.