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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
atop
- On the top of.
- He sat atop the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.
- 1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 684:
- For example, when trailers containing new automobiles were first piggybacked two areas of potential damage became evident: (1) diesel locomotive exhaust left a film of oil on the new autos; and (2) auto windshields could be scarred or cracked by the metal-tipped "tell-tales" which warn men atop trains of oncoming bridges or tunnels.
- 1966, The Minnesota Review, volume 6, page 242:
- A virtue is made out of a necessity, with the child feeling far more atop and master of his oddness, his behavior now deliberate or even clever.
- 2006, Dewey Lambdin, The Gun Ketch, page 48:
- "And other things," she echoed, nodding slowly and resting her body a little more atop him again.
- 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)[1]
- “Monotheism was born here,” Goren tells me atop a cliff overlooking the sheet of iron-colored water.
- On the top, with "of".
Usage notes[edit]
"Atop of" was formerly much more commonly used than now.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
on the top of
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Adverb[edit]
atop (not comparable)
- (literary or archaic) On, to, or at the top.
- 1909, William Dean Howells, Seven English Cities, Kessinger Publishing, published 2004, page 46:
- He has a handsome face, still bearded in the midst of a mostly clean-shaving nation, and with the white hairs prevalent on the cheeks and temples; his head is bald atop, though hardly from the uneasiness of wearing a crown.
- 1978, James C. Humes, Speaker's Treasury of Anecdotes About the Famous, Harper & Row, published 1978, page 102:
- The envoy found the French king playing the part of horse while his young son rode atop.
- 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 52:
- Everything large or small is carried atop out of habit as much as necessity, like a delightful but defiant challenge to the laws of gravity.
Translations[edit]
on, to or at the top
Anagrams[edit]
Aklanon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.
Noun[edit]
atop
Alangan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.
Noun[edit]
atop
Bikol Central[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
atóp (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)
Derived terms[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
atóp (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)
- roof (cover at the top of a building)
- roofing (material used on the outside of a roof)
- rooftop
- paper covering for a kite
Verb[edit]
atóp (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:atop.
Anagrams[edit]
Higaonon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.
Noun[edit]
atop
Hiligaynon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
atóp
Derived terms[edit]
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.
Noun[edit]
atóp
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