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Pronunciation / Transliteration: cujo
"Eles alcançaram o cume da montanha ao amanhecer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The highest point of a hill or mountain.
"After a grueling five-hour climb, the mountaineers finally reached the snowy summit." - 2
A meeting or conference of heads of state or government.
"World leaders gathered in Geneva for a crucial climate change summit."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'summet', which comes from the Late Latin 'summitas', meaning height or top, ultimately rooted in the Latin 'summus' meaning highest. Over centuries, the term evolved from simply designating the highest geographical point of a mountain to metaphorically representing the highest level of achievement, status, or a gathering of leaders.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Summit" is said worldwide
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sommet
Transliteration: sommet
"Les alpinistes ont atteint le sommet au lever du soleil."
Gipfel
Transliteration: Gipfel
"Der Gipfel des Berges war in Wolken gehüllt."
cima
Transliteration: cima
"Siamo arrivati in cima dopo una lunga camminata."
cumbre
Transliteration: cumbre
"La cumbre de la montaña está cubierta de nieve."
cujo
Transliteration: cujo
"Eles alcançaram o cume da montanha ao amanhecer."
शिखर
Transliteration: shikhar
"पर्वतारोही ने सुबह सूरज उगने पर शिखर पर झंडा फहराया।"
顶点
Transliteration: dǐng diǎn
"登山者在日出时分登上了山顶。"
정상
Transliteration: jeongsang
"등산가들은 해돋이 무렵에 산의 정점에 도달했다."
頂上
Transliteration: chōjō
"登山家たちは日の出とともに頂上に到着した。"
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