summit

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  1. noun The highest point or part; the top.
  2. noun The highest level or degree that can be attained.
  3. noun The highest level, as of government officials.

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  • For those of us who remain here, the quest for the summit is a matter of believing that what happened is nothing more than a freak accident, not failure on the part of the expeditions.
  • It would be churlish not to admit that the summit was a success. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • Still, Petraeus carefully acknowledged that more civilian aid along the lines of NATO's new commitment emerging from the summit was also critical. —  The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS
  • The other important part of the summit was the decision to enforce a much tighter regulation of globalization, but this, Manmohan Singh said, would take time. —  SiliconIndia.com
  • The one concrete result of the summit was the massive increase in funding for the IMF, as it will have to go in and rescue these soon to be stricken economies. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English somet, from Old French sommette, diminutive of som, top, from Latin summum, from neuter of summus, highest; see uper in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French sommet, diminutive of Old French som, top of a hill, from Latin summum, the highest point, neuter of summus, highest: see sum. The older word in English is summity.
 

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