mount

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a lightweight horse kept for riding only
  2. noun the act of climbing something
  3. noun a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

saddle horse, riding horse

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