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Summit
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- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Blount County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Pima County, Arizona. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Marion County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County and Santa Clara County, California. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Cook County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana, named after the old Summit Mine. countable, uncountable
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hendricks County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Pike County, Mississippi. countable, uncountable
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Union County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Schoharie County, New York, named for Mount Wharton nearby. countable, uncountable
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Benton County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; A village in the town of Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island. countable, uncountable
- 19 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lexington County, South Carolina. countable, uncountable
- 20 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Roberts County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
- 21 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Iron County, Utah, situated on a divide. countable, uncountable
- 22 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington. countable, uncountable
- 23 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 24 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Douglas County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 25 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 26 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 27 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 28 A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Summit Township. countable, uncountable
- 1 The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.; The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
"In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta."
- 2 a meeting of heads of governments wordnet
- 3 The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.; A vertex of a polygon or polyhedron.
- 4 the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) wordnet
- 5 The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.; The highest point of a canal, railway, road, etc.
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- 6 the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development wordnet
- 7 The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.; Synonym of anther (“the pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower”) or (rare) stigma (“the sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination”). obsolete
- 8 The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.; One of the two vertices of a crystal with a rhombohedral shape where the angles of each face are equal; also, the highest point of a crystal with a pyramidal or tetrahedral shape. obsolete, rare
- 9 The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached; the acme, the pinnacle. figuratively
- 10 The highest level of political leadership. archaic, figuratively
- 11 An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely), an important or high-level gathering or meeting. broadly, figuratively
"They met for an international summit on environmental issues."
- 1 Alternative spelling of summat (“something”). England, Yorkshire, alt-of, alternative, informal
"I need to get summit to eat."
- 1 To reach the summit (noun etymology 1 sense 1.1) of (a mountain). informal, transitive
"Of the range's 12 peaks, Mount Saskatchewan is the only one that has yet to be summited."
- 2 reach the summit (of a mountain) wordnet
- 3 To reach the summit of a mountain. informal, intransitive
- 4 To attend a summit (noun etymology 1 sense 2.2.2). intransitive
"If the Soviet leaders could go on summiting with the US while bombs poured on North Vietnam and yet claim that they had nothing but the best interests of the Vietnamese revolution in mind, there seems precious little reason to cry wolf at Peking-Bonn relations."
Etymology
PIE word *upó The noun is derived from Late Middle English somet, somete (“head, top”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sumet and Middle French sommet (masculine), somete, sommette (“top of a thing; highest point of a mountain”) (feminine) (modern French sommet), from Old French somet, sommette, from som, sum (“highest point, summit”) + -et (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns), -ete, -ette (suffix forming diminutive feminine nouns). Som, sum are derived from Latin summum (“top, summit”), a noun use of the neuter of summus (“greatest, highest; top, uppermost”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over”) + *-m̥mos, *-tm̥mos (“suffix forming superlative adjectives”)). The modern English spelling was influenced by summity (“height or top of a thing; utmost degree, perfection”) (obsolete). The verb is derived from the noun.
PIE word *upó The noun is derived from Late Middle English somet, somete (“head, top”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sumet and Middle French sommet (masculine), somete, sommette (“top of a thing; highest point of a mountain”) (feminine) (modern French sommet), from Old French somet, sommette, from som, sum (“highest point, summit”) + -et (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns), -ete, -ette (suffix forming diminutive feminine nouns). Som, sum are derived from Latin summum (“top, summit”), a noun use of the neuter of summus (“greatest, highest; top, uppermost”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over”) + *-m̥mos, *-tm̥mos (“suffix forming superlative adjectives”)). The modern English spelling was influenced by summity (“height or top of a thing; utmost degree, perfection”) (obsolete). The verb is derived from the noun.
A variant of summat.
Unknown origin for the surname. In place names, it usually represents a point of high elevation, perhaps the highest in the area.
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