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SURMOUNTING
Verb
surmounting
present participle of surmount
Noun
surmounting (plural surmountings)
The act by which something is surmounted, or overcome.
A decorative feature that sits on top of something.
Source: Wiktionary
SURMOUNT
Sur*mount", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surmounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Surmounting.] Etym: [OE. sourmounten, OF. surmonter, sormonter, F. surmonter; sur over + monter to mount. See Sur-, and Mount, v. i.]
1. To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop. The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas, overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. Macaulay.
3. To surpass; to exceed. Spenser. What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. Milton.
Syn.
– To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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