summa cum laude

summa cum laude adverb: 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.

Adverb

summa cum laude (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.
- “[...] 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.”2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 126

summa cum laude meaning in Tagalog and Vietnamese

summa cum laude in Tagalog

with highest praise: may sukdulang papuri

summa cum laude in Vietnamese

with highest praise: xuất sắc, loại xuất sắc

Origin of summa cum laude

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

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Questions about summa cum laude

What does summa cum laude mean?: Summa cum laude means 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.
What is summa cum laude in Tagalog?: Summa cum laude in Tagalog is may sukdulang papuri. See Summa cum laude meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is summa cum laude?: Summa cum laude is an adverb.

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