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| sum·mit [ súmmit ] |
noun (plural sum·mits) |
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1. top-level diplomatic conference: a meeting between heads of government or other high-ranking officials to discuss a matter of great importance
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2. highest point: the highest point or top of something, especially a mountain
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3. point of greatest success or intensity: the point or time at which something is at its most successful or intense
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle sum·mit·ed, present participle sum·mit·ing, 3rd person present singular sum·mits) |
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climbing reach top of mountain: to climb to the summit of a mountain or peak
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| [14th century. < Old French som(m)ete, sumet "small top" < som, sum "top" < Latin summum, neuter of summus "highest"] |
