Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The highest point or part; the top.
- noun The highest level or degree that can be attained.
- noun The highest level, as of government officials.
- noun A conference or meeting of high-level leaders, usually called to shape a program of action.
- intransitive verb To climb to the summit of (a mountain).
- intransitive verb To climb to the summit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In bivalves, the highest part of the shell; the region in which the hinge is situated.
- noun The highest point; the top; the apex.
- noun The highest point or degree; the utmost elevation; the maximum; the climax.
- noun In mathematics: A point of a polyhedron where three or more surfaces (generally planes) meet.
- noun A point at which a penultimate curve cuts two coincident parts of the same degenerate curve.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The top; the highest point.
- noun The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme.
- noun (Zoöl.) The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated.
- noun the highest level of a canal, a railroad, or the like, in surmounting an ascent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable a
peak ; thetop of amountain - noun countable a
gathering orassembly ofleaders - verb transitive, hiking, climbing To reach the summit of a mountain.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- verb reach the summit (of a mountain)
- noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- noun a meeting of heads of governments
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Prior to Clinton's economic confab, the term summit had generally been given only to big international meetings or tête-à-têtes between world leaders.
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Prior to Clinton's economic confab, the term summit had generally been given only to big international meetings or tête-à-têtes between world leaders.
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Prior to Clinton's economic confab, the term summit had generally been given only to big international meetings or tête-à-têtes between world leaders.
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Yes | No | Report from jamesti wrote 6 weeks 1 day ago most stands will work well for you and most have their drawbacks. the summit is a great one. the main thing is to use them correctly and use safety equipment. otherwise, you may end up evaluating them from a hospital bed where they will do you no good. you will like the summit.
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Since climate change has been proven to be fraudulent, this summit is the perfect place to send Obama.
Source: Obama to go to Copenhagen climate-change summit 2009
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Foreign Minister Yang told journalists Monday that Beijing will this year focus on what he calls "summit diplomacy" this year in a "comprehensive" and "coordinated way".
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Foreign Minister Yang told journalists Monday that Beijing will this year focus on what he calls "summit diplomacy" this year in a "comprehensive" and "coordinated way".
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Yes | No | Report from jamesti wrote 6 weeks 1 day ago most stands will work well for you and most have their drawbacks. the summit is a great one. the main thing is to use them correctly and use safety equipment. otherwise, you may end up evaluating them from a hospital bed where they will do you no good. you will like the summit.
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It seems that there will be a piece meal set of commitments, but commitments like a marriage, can always be broken … The denial of campaigners such as Friends of the Earth at the summit is another issue that will long be debated after the conference ends.
Summit is not right with this Copenhagen Summit « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings… 2009
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It seems that there will be a piece meal set of commitments, but commitments like a marriage, can always be broken … The denial of campaigners such as Friends of the Earth at the summit is another issue that will long be debated after the conference ends.
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