Mount
/maʊnt/
The meaning and definition of Mount, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
“the mount of Jupiter”
- A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
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Origin
From Middle English mounten, from Anglo-Norman mounter, from Old French monter, from Latin montare.
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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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