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Mount Maʊnt Noun Bre Mt Kilimanjaro St Michael’s

Word mount
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / maʊnt / NAmE / maʊnt /
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  • mt kilimanjaro
  • st michael’s mount
  • she saddled her mount quickly.
  • an engine/gun mount
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mount

(noun)BrE / maʊnt / NAmE / maʊnt /
  1. a mountain or a hill
    • See related entries: Mountains and valleys
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/mountains_and_valleys/mount_2
    • Mt Kilimanjaro
    • St Michael’s Mount
  2. a horse that you ride on
    • See related entries: Equine sports
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/equine_sports/mount_3
    • She saddled her mount quickly.
  3. something such as a piece of card or glass that you put something on or attach something to, to display it
  4. something that an object stands on or is attached to for support
    • an engine/gun mount

    Word Origin

    • noun sense 1 Old English munt, from Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French mont. noun senses 2 to 4 Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.
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