{"word":"zenith","date":"2026-10-16","partOfSpeech":"noun","pronunciation":"ZEE-nith","definition":"the strongest or most successful period of time for something","example":"At its zenith in the 1980s, the company employed more than 300 people.","etymology":"The word zenith comes from Old French, which borrowed it from Medieval Latin zenith, derived from Arabic zayn al-ith, meaning peak or summit of the sky, and first appeared in English in the 15th century. Its current figurative meaning, referring to the strongest or most successful period of something, developed in the 18th century.","source":"merriam-webster","sourceUrl":"https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/zenith-2026-10-16","fetchedAt":"2026-10-16T11:29:54.229Z","cached":false}