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summit [ súmmit ]


noun  (plural summits)
Definition:
 
1. highest point: the highest point or top of something, especially a mountain

2. point of greatest success or intensity: the point or time at which something is at its most successful or intense

3. top-level diplomatic conference: a meeting between heads of government or other high-ranking officials to discuss a matter of great importance



transitive and intransitive verb  (3rd person present singular summits, present participle summiting, past and past participle summited)
Definition:
 
climbing reach top of mountain: to climb to the summit of a mountain or peak

[14th century. < Old French som(m)ete, sumet 'small top' < som, sum 'top' < Latin summum, neuter of summus 'highest']

summital adjective
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