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mountain definition

moun·tain (mo̵unt′'n)

noun

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

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

adjective

  1. of a mountain or mountains
  2. situated, living, or used in the mountains
mountain Idioms

the Mountain

Etymology: transl. of Fr la Montagne

the extreme revolutionary party of Danton and Robespierre, which occupied the highest seats in the French National Assembly in 1793

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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