MOUNTAIN

noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French muntaine, from Vulgar Latin *montanea, from feminine of *montaneus of a ~, alteration of Latin montanus, from mont-, mons Date: 13th century 1. a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill, an elongated ridge, 2. a great mass, a vast number or quantity