mountain

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links 1.3.4 References

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French montaigne < Vulgar Latin *montanea < Latin montānus (“‘mountainous’”) < mōns (“‘mountain’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/, SAMPA: /"maUn.tIn/
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[edit] Noun

mountain (plural mountains)

1. A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land.
2. A large amount.

   There's still a mountain of work to do.

[edit] Derived terms

• mountain cat
• mountain cranberry
• mountaineer
• mountaineering
• mountain goat
• mountain lion
• mountainous
• mountain range
• mountain sheep
• mountain sickness
• mountainside
• mountaintop

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• Mountain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mountain in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

[edit] References

• mountain in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• mountain in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913