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Meaning of 'summit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Summit [ n.]
- The top; the highest point.
- The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame.
- The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated.

Meaning of 'summit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . summit [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Example in sentence:
  • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame;
  • at the height of her career;
  • at the top of his profession;
  • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty;
  • so many highest superlatives achieved by man;
  • summer was at its peak;
  • the artist's gifts are at their acme;
  • the peak of perfection;
  • the summit of his ambition
Meaning (2):
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Example in sentence:
  • the region is a few molecules wide at the summit;
  • the view from the peak was magnificent;
  • they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
3 . summit [ v]
Meaning (3):
- reach the summit (of a mountain)
Example in sentence:
  • Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit;
  • They breasted the mountain

Nearby Words:

sum sumac sumach sumatran sumbul sumless summaries summarily summarist summarize

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