Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

summa cum laude

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: sum-ma cum laude
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

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.

Example Sentences

"Nancy graduated from the university summa cum laude."
"“[...] Mother remarried an architect after an amicable divorce seven years ago, lives in uptown Ewingsville, B.Y. No siblings. History and economics at Berkeley, summa cum laude. Started on the L.A. Recorder, political pieces in the Tribune and Herald. Single, lives alone, pays her bills on time.”"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: summā cum laude

Phrases

cum laude egregia cum laude magna cum laude

Frequently Paired Words

cum laude egregia cum laude magna cum laude

Rhymes With

saudi cloudy rowdy howdy magna cum laude dowdy crowdy crowdie subaudi

Questions

What does summa cum laude mean?: 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.
Where does summa cum laude come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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