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summa cum laude

  (sʊm'ə kʊm lou'də, -dā, -dē, sŭm'ə kŭm lô') pronunciation
adv. & adj.

With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction: graduated summa cum laude; a summa cum laude graduate.

[Latin summā cum laude, with highest praise : summā, feminine ablative of summus, highest + cum, with + laude, ablative of laus, praise.]


 
 
Latin Phrase: summa cum laude

with highest honor

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: with highest honor; with the highest academic distinction


The adverb summa cum laude has one meaning:

Meaning #1: with highest honor
  Derived from adjective: summa cum laude (meaning #1)


 
 

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