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