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summit

/ˈsʌmət/SUH-muht
/ˈsʌmət/SUH-muht

Meaningthe highest point

Common meaning: the highest point

Journey through time

  1. Latinsummus, -a, -um‘highest’
  2. Frenchsommet
  3. Englishsummit‘the highest point’ · today

summ also in: consummate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin summus ‘highest’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry summus, p. 1811 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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