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The definition of a mountain is a part of Earth that is very wide, has a taller height than a hill and often has steep sides, or it is a large pile of something.

(noun)

An example of a mountain is Mount Olympus.
An example of a mountain is a bowl with 10 large scoops of ice cream in it, a mountain of ice cream.

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noun

a natural raised part of the earth's surface, usually rising more or less abruptly, and larger than a hill
a chain or group of such elevations
a large pile, heap, or mound
a very large amount

Origin: ME montaine < OFr montaigne < VL *montanea, for L montana < montanus, mountainous < mons: see mount

adjective

of a mountain or mountains
situated, living, or used in the mountains

See mountain in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Abbr. Mt. or Mtn. A natural elevation of the earth's surface having considerable mass, generally steep sides, and a height greater than that of a hill.
a. A large heap: a mountain of laundry.
b. A huge quantity: a mountain of trouble.

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Origin: Middle English mountaine

Origin: , from Old French montaigne, muntaigne

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *montānea

Origin: , from feminine of *montāneus, of a mountain

Origin: , from Latin montānus

Origin: , from mōns, mont-, mountain; see men-² in Indo-European roots

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