"surmounted" meaning in All languages combined

See surmounted on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} surmounted (not comparable)
  1. (architecture) Of an arch or dome: rising higher than a semicircle. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-surmounted-en-adj-mfUAlkRp Categories (other): Architecture Topics: architecture
  2. (heraldry) Overlaid; denoting a figure when another is laid over it. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-surmounted-en-adj-oMNhUQMu Categories (other): Heraldry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 81 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 88 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 91 3 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unsurmounted

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} surmounted
  1. simple past and past participle of surmount Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: surmount
    Sense id: en-surmounted-en-verb-pcenUPka
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