mount
[mãʊ̃(n)ʔ]
UK: [mãʊ̃(n)ʔ]
mount
English
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Definition
A hill or mountain.
Etymology
From Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“I project, I protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound.
Example Sentences
- "the mount of Jupiter"
- "⸿ For thus hath the Lord of hoſtes said ; Hew yee downe trees and ‖ caſt a mount againſt Jeruſalem : this is the citie to be viſited, ſhe is wholly oppreſſion in the midſt of her."
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