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   summit

   /ˈsʌmɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the highest point of a hill or mountain: "she climbed back up the path towards the summit" Similar toppeakmountaintopcrestcrownapexvertexapogeetipcapridgebrinkbrowneedlecragtormountain tophilltopaiguilleseracOpposite bottombase
   • ▪ the highest attainable level of achievement: "the dramas are considered to form one of the summits of world literature" Similar acmepeakheightpinnaclezenithculminationclimaxhigh pointhigh spotoptimumhighlightcrowning glorycrowning pointbestfinestnonpareilne plus ultraOpposite nadir
   • 2. a meeting between heads of government: "two binding treaties were agreed at the summit" Similar meetingnegotiationconferencetalk(s)discussionconclaveconsultationdeliberationdialogueparleycolloquyinformal:confabpowwowformal:confabulation

   verb

   • 1. reach the summit of (a mountain or hill): "in 2013, 658 climbers summited Everest"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘top part’): from Old French somete, from som ‘top’, from Latin summum, neuter of summus ‘highest’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. summitless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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