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summit

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmɪt/
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Definition of summit

noun

  • 1the highest point of a hill or mountain: she climbed back up the path towards the summit
  • the highest attainable level of achievement:the dramas are considered to form one of the summits of world literature
  • 2a meeting between heads of government: two binding treaties were agreed at the summit [as modifier]:a summit meeting

Origin:

late Middle English (in the general sense 'top part'): from Old French somete, from som 'top', from Latin summum, neuter of summus 'highest'

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