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noun
2.
the highest point of attainment or aspiration: the summit of one's ambition.
3.
the highest state or degree.
4.
the highest level of diplomatic or other governmental officials: a meeting at the summit.
adjective
6.
of or pertaining to a summit meeting: summit talks.
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verb (used without object)
7.
to take part in a summit meeting.
8.
to reach a summit: summited after a 14-hour climb.
verb (used with object)
9.
to reach the summit of.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English somete < Old French, equivalent to som top (< Latin summum, noun use of neuter of summus highest; see sum) + -ete -et
1425–75; late Middle English somete < Old French, equivalent to som top (< Latin summum, noun use of neuter of summus highest; see sum) + -ete -et
Related forms
sum·mit·al, adjective
sum·mit·less, adjective
min·i·sum·mit, noun
pre·sum·mit, adjective, noun
Synonyms
1. peak, pinnacle. 2, 3. acme, zenith, culmination.
1. peak, pinnacle. 2, 3. acme, zenith, culmination.
Antonyms
1. base.
1. base.
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Word Origin & History
summit
1470, from M.Fr. somete, from O.Fr. sommette, dim. of som, sum "highest part, top of a hill," from L. summum, noun use of neut. of summus "highest," related to super "over" (see super-). The meaning "meeting of heads of state" (1950) is from Winston Churchill's metaphor of "a parley at the summit."
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