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summit
noun
the
very
highest
point
of
a
mountain
or
hill
•
After
six
hours
of
climbing
,
the
hikers
reached
the
summit
just
in
time
to
watch
the
sunrise
.
After
six
hours
of
climbing
,
the
hikers
reached
the
summit
just
in
time
to
watch
the
sunrise
.
•
Snow
still
covered
the
summit
even
though
the
valley
below
was
blooming
with
flowers
.
Snow
still
covered
the
summit
even
though
the
valley
below
was
blooming
with
flowers
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Old
French
somete
,
variant
of
somite
,
from
sommet
‘
peak
’,
diminutive
of
som
‘
top
’,
from
Latin
summum
‘
highest
point
’.
noun
a
formal
meeting
of
leaders
or
top
officials
to
discuss
important
matters
•
Leaders
from
eight
countries
gathered
at
a
summit
to
discuss
climate
change
.
Leaders
from
eight
countries
gathered
at
a
summit
to
discuss
climate
change
.
•
The
trade
summit
resulted
in
a
historic
agreement
to
cut
tariffs
.
The
trade
summit
resulted
in
a
historic
agreement
to
cut
tariffs
.
Sense
of
‘
meeting
of
heads
of
government
’
originated
in
the
1950s
,
extending
the
idea
of
the
‘
highest
point
’
to
the
highest
level
of
negotiation
.
noun
the
highest
possible
level
of
achievement
or
success
•
Winning
the
Nobel
Prize
was
the
summit
of
her
scientific
career
.
Winning
the
Nobel
Prize
was
the
summit
of
her
scientific
career
.
•
The
athlete
reached
the
summit
of
his
sport
with
an
Olympic
gold
medal
.
The
athlete
reached
the
summit
of
his
sport
with
an
Olympic
gold
medal
.
verb
to
reach
the
summit
of
a
mountain
;
to
climb
to
the
highest
point
•
They
plan
to
summit
Mount
Kilimanjaro
next
summer
.
They
plan
to
summit
Mount
Kilimanjaro
next
summer
.
•
She
summited
the
peak
in
record
time
despite
strong
winds
.
She
summited
the
peak
in
record
time
despite
strong
winds
.