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Origin of summit
OTHER WORDS FROM summit
sum·mit·al, adjectivesum·mit·less, adjectivemin·i·sum·mit, nounpre·sum·mit, adjective, nounDefinition for summit (2 of 2)
Summit
[ suhm-it ]
/ ˈsʌm ɪt /
noun
a city in NE New Jersey.
a city in NE Illinois.
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British Dictionary definitions for summit
summit
/ (ˈsʌmɪt) /
noun
the highest point or part, esp of a mountain or line of communication; top
the highest possible degree or state; peak or climaxthe summit of ambition
the highest level, importance, or ranka meeting at the summit
- a meeting of chiefs of governments or other high officials
- (as modifier)a summit conference
Derived forms of summit
summital, adjectivesummitless, adjectiveWord Origin for summit
C15: from Old French somet, diminutive of som, from Latin summum; see sum 1
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