Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

summa

/sˈumə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: sum-ma
IPA: /sˈumə/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially theology or philosophy.

noun

A culmination or archetypal example.

name

A surname from Italian.

Example Sentences

"In size, scope, and graphic ambition [the map] is a summa of the mapping art of the day, represented in paint by Vermeer."
"The painting is a “summa” of the various trends that intertwined and developed during those crucial years of the early sixteenth century in Florence."
"Rockefeller Center is at once a summa of the Art Deco style, and a look ahead to the Internationalist style that dominated after World War II."

Etymology

From Latin summa.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: summa

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Mathematics.

Inflected Forms

summas (plural) summae (plural)

Phrases

summa cum laude

Frequently Paired Words

summa cum laude

Homonyms

suma

Rhymes With

puma duma uma yuma montezuma petaluma satsuma luma suma muma tuma tanguma

Questions

How do you pronounce summa?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈumə/.
What does summa mean?: A comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially theology or philosophy.
Where does summa come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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