summit
Meaning
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- The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
- The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
- The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
- (obsolete) The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
- (obsolete) The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
- The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached; the acme, the pinnacle.
- The highest level of political leadership.
- An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely), an important or high-level gathering or meeting.
Synonyms
highest point
summit meeting
upper part
summit conference
assembly of leaders
boils sens de bouillir
highest degree
high mountain
being at one’s best
summit talk
the highest point
corner point
tip side
height peak
sommet
mountain peak
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sum‧mit
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsʌmɪt/
Etymology
PIE word *upó The noun is derived from Late Middle English somet, somete (“head, top”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sumet and Middle French sommet (masculine), somete, sommette (“top of a thing; highest point of a mountain”) (feminine) (modern French sommet), from Old French somet, sommette, from som, sum (“highest point, summit”) + -et (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns), -ete, -ette (suffix forming diminutive feminine nouns). Som, sum are derived from Latin summum (“top, summit”), a noun use of the neuter of summus (“greatest, highest; top, uppermost”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upó (“below, under”) + *-m̥mós, *-tm̥mós (“suffix forming superlative adjectives”)). The modern English spelling was influenced by summity (“height or top of a thing; utmost degree, perfection”) (obsolete). The verb is derived from the noun.
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