About The Word Summit
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Summit
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What's The Definition Of Summit?
[n] a meeting of heads of governments
[n] the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [n] the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" Synonyms | Synonyms for Summit: acme | crest | crown | elevation | height | peak | peak | pinnacle | summit meeting | superlative | tip | top | top Related Terms | Find terms related to Summit: See Also | brow | degree | hilltop | level | meeting | mountain peak | pinnacle | place | point | spot | stage | topographic point Summit In Webster's Dictionary \Sum"mit\, n. [F. sommet, dim. of OF. som, sum, top, from
L. summum, from summus highest. See {Sum}, n.]
1. The top; the highest point.
Fixed on the summit of the highest mount. --Shak.
2. The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as,
the summit of human fame.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or
the part in which the hinge is situated.
{Summit level}, the highest level of a canal, a railroad, or
the like, in surmounting an ascent.
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