summit
summit Lexical Profile
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• noun
The highest physical point of a mountain or hill, where the surface is higher in elevation than all immediately adjacent points.
"The climbers reached the snow-covered summit just as the sun began to rise over the valley."
A formal conference or meeting between heads of government or other top-level leaders to negotiate and resolve major international issues.
"World leaders gathered in Geneva for an economic summit focused on global trade policies."
The highest attainable level of achievement, success, or development.
"Winning the Nobel Prize represented the summit of her decades-long scientific career."
• verb
To reach the highest point of a mountain or hill.
"After weeks of acclimatization at base camp, the expedition team finally summited Mount Everest."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French 'sommet', a diminutive of Old French 'som' ('top' or 'summit'), which derives from Latin 'summum', the neuter noun form of 'summus' ('highest').