[ev-er-ist, ev-rist] 
| 1. | Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 ft. (8848 m). |
| 2. | high point; summit: The book is an Everest in the field of historical scholarship. |
| 3. | a male given name. |
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