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moun·tain (mo̵unt′'n)
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
Etymology: 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
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
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