summa cum laude

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summa cum laude

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From Latin summā cum laude (“with the greatest praise”).

adverb

  1. not comparable With highest (of three degrees of) praise; as noted, as an honor, on diplomas and degrees for work that is considered to be of the highest quality. Nancy graduated from the university summa cum laude.

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@misc{summa_cum_laude_2026,
  title = {summa cum laude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/summa%20cum%20laude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}