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Nearby words

  1. summertree,
  2. summerweight,
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  5. summing-up,
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  7. summiteer,
  8. summitry,
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  10. summons

Origin of summit

1425–75; late Middle English somete < Old French, equivalent to som top (< Latin summum, noun use of neuter of summus highest; see sum) + -ete -et
SYNONYMS FOR summit
1. peak, pinnacle. 2, 3. acme, zenith, culmination.
ANTONYMS FOR summit
1. base.
Related formssum·mit·al, adjectivesum·mit·less, adjectivemin·i·sum·mit, nounpre·sum·mit, adjective, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for summiting

summit

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
  1. a meeting of chiefs of governments or other high officials
  2. (as modifier)a summit conference
Derived Formssummital, adjectivesummitless, adjective

Word Origin for summit

C15: from Old French somet, diminutive of som, from Latin summum; see sum 1
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Word Origin and History for summiting

summit

n.

late 15c., from Middle French somete, from Old French sommette, diminutive of som, sum "highest part, top of a hill," from Latin summum, noun use of neuter of summus "highest," related to super "over" (see super-). The meaning "meeting of heads of state" (1950) is from Winston Churchill's metaphor of "a parley at the summit."

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