[
  {
    "meta": {
      "id": "zenith",
      "uuid": "284b2f81-73b3-46ee-a777-b25beb9e58e1",
      "sort": "260068000",
      "src": "collegiate",
      "section": "alpha",
      "stems": [
        "zenith",
        "zeniths"
      ],
      "offensive": false
    },
    "hwi": {
      "hw": "ze*nith",
      "prs": [
        {
          "mw": "ˈzē-nəth",
          "sound": {
            "audio": "zenith01",
            "ref": "c",
            "stat": "1"
          }
        },
        {
          "l": "Canadian also and British usually",
          "mw": "ˈze-nəth"
        },
        {
          "mw": "-nith"
        }
      ]
    },
    "fl": "noun",
    "def": [
      {
        "sseq": [
          [
            [
              "sense",
              {
                "sn": "1",
                "dt": [
                  [
                    "text",
                    "{bc}the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer {dx}see {dxt|azimuth|azimuth|illustration}{/dx}"
                  ]
                ]
              }
            ]
          ],
          [
            [
              "sense",
              {
                "sn": "2",
                "dt": [
                  [
                    "text",
                    "{bc}the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body"
                  ]
                ]
              }
            ]
          ],
          [
            [
              "sense",
              {
                "sn": "3",
                "dt": [
                  [
                    "text",
                    "{bc}culminating point {bc}{sx|acme||} "
                  ],
                  [
                    "vis",
                    [
                      {
                        "t": "at the {wi}zenith{/wi} of his powers",
                        "aq": {
                          "auth": "John Buchan"
                        }
                      }
                    ]
                  ]
                ]
              }
            ]
          ]
        ]
      }
    ],
    "et": [
      [
        "text",
        "Middle English {it}cenyth, senyth{/it}, from Middle French {it}cenit{/it}, from Medieval Latin, from Old Spanish {it}zenit{/it}, modification of Arabic {it}samt{/it} ({it}al-ra's{/it}) way (over one's head)"
      ]
    ],
    "date": "14th century{ds||1||}",
    "shortdef": [
      "the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer",
      "the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body",
      "culminating point : acme"
    ]
  }
]