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      surmounting
      verb
      be or do something to a greater degree
      reach the highest point of
      be on top of
      get on top of
      Roots
      supersur- · Latin · over, abovemons-mount · Latin · mountain, rise
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      Where does surmounting come from?

      The word surmounting breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sur-, from Latin super (“over, above”); and -mount, from Latin mons (“mountain, rise”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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