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adj. - Having something on top.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Columns surmounted by statues
  • Verb (used with object) : to surmount a hill. ,to surmount tremendous difficulties. ,a statue surmounting a pillar. ,to surmount a tower with a spire
  • For every old Egyptian king had a long list of names and titles, and among them a name surmounted by the picture of a hawk
  • It was the tomb of a noble lady, her name surmounted by the carving of a grinning skull-very like the one beneath the Dutchwoman's apron.
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