capstone
capstone Lexical Profile
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• noun
A final, crowning achievement, event, or high point that completes a long effort or career.
"Winning the international championship served as the capstone of her remarkable twenty-year athletic career."
North American A final, integrative academic course or project undertaken by students in their last year of study to synthesize and apply what they have learned.
"For her senior capstone, she designed a solar-powered water filtration system for rural communities."
A flat stone placed on top of a wall, pillar, or ancient megalithic monument, or the central stone at the summit of an arch.
"The masons carefully lowered the heavy granite capstone onto the top of the stone pillar."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English during the late 18th century as a compound of "cap" (from Old English "cæppe", derived from Late Latin "cappa") and "stone" (from Old English "stan"), originally referring to the protective top stone of a masonry wall.