Atop

Atop
Atop \A*top"\, adv. On or at the top. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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  • atop — atop·ic; atop; …   English syllables

  • atop — 1650s, from A (Cf. a ) (1) + TOP (Cf. top). Two words or hyphenated at first; not fully established as one word till late 19c …   Etymology dictionary

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  • atop — 1. preposition a) On the top of. He sat atop the mountain, waiting for the end of the world. b) On the top, with of . A virtue is made out of a necessity, with the child feeling far more atop and master of his oddness, his behavior now deliberate …   Wiktionary

  • atop — [[t]ətɒ̱p[/t]] PREP If something is atop something else, it is on top of it. [AM; also BRIT, LITERARY] Under the newspaper, atop a sheet of paper, lay an envelope. Syn: on top of …   English dictionary

  • atop — /euh top /, adj., adv. 1. on or at the top. prep. 2. on the top of: atop the flagpole. [1650 60; A 1 + TOP1] * * * …   Universalium

  • atop — a•top [[t]əˈtɒp[/t]] adj. adv. 1) on or at the top 2) on the top of: atop the flagpole[/ex] • Etymology: 1650–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • atop — /əˈtɒp/ (say uh top) adverb 1. on or at the top. –preposition 2. on the top of: atop the house …  

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