prep
adv
Freq #20961
Meanings
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1
prep
on or at the top of something
A bronze statue stood atop the stone column.
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2
adv
on, at, or in the highest position
She climbed the ridge and stood atop while the others rested below.
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Etymology
From Middle English a top, literally 'on top,' formed from a-, an old reduced form of on, plus top. The two words later fused into the modern preposition and adverb.