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Added 9 October 2026

mount

/maʊnt/ noun

In Latin: ascendō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mount at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A lightweight horse kept for riding only.
The act of climbing something.
it was a difficult climb to the top
A land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill.

verb

Attach to a support.
They mounted the aerator on a floating
Go up or advance.
Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Fix onto a backing, setting, or support.
mount slides for macroscopic analysis

Origin

From Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“to project, to protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound.

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