Summit Definition
sŭmĭt
summits
noun
summits
The highest point, part, or elevation; top or apex.
Webster's New World
The highest degree or state; acme.
Webster's New World
The highest level of officials; specif., in connection with diplomatic negotiations, the level restricted to heads of government.
A meeting at the summit.
Webster's New World
A conference or meeting of high-level leaders, usually called to shape a program of action.
American Heritage
A conference at the summit.
Webster's New World
verb
To climb to the summit of (a mountain).
American Heritage
To climb to the summit.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Of the heads of government.
A summit parley.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Summit
Noun
Singular:
summit
Plural:
summitsOrigin of Summit
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From Late Middle English somete, from early Middle French somete, from Old French sommette, somet (compare modern French sommet), a diminutive of som (“highest part, top of a hill"), from Latin summum.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English somet from Old French sommette diminutive of som top from Latin summum from neuter of summus highest uper in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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