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summa¹

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From Latin summa.

noun summas · summae

  1. A comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially theology or philosophy.
  2. figuratively A culmination or archetypal example. In size, scope, and graphic ambition [the map] is a summa of the mapping art of the day, represented in paint by Vermeer.

Summa²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Summa.

proper noun Summas

  1. A surname from Italian.

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summa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/summa

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"summa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/summa.

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@misc{summa_2026,
  title = {summa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/summa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}