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summit definition

sum·mit (sum′it)

noun

  1. the highest point, part, or elevation; top or apex
  2. the highest degree or state; acme
  3. ☆
    1. the highest level of officials; specif., in connection with diplomatic negotiations, the level restricted to heads of government a meeting at the summit
    2. a conference at the summit

Etymology: ME sommete < OFr, dim. of som, summit < L summum, highest part < summus, highest: see sum

adjective

☆ of the heads of government a summit parley

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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