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summae

summae is the plural of summa.

Meaning of summa

Noun

summa (plural summas or 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.1987, Svetlana Alpers, “The Mapping Impulse in Dutch Art”, in David Woodward, editor, Art and Cartography: Six Historical Essays, page 57

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Questions about summae

What is summae the plural of?
Summae is the plural of summa.

Words near summae in the dictionary

  1. summabilities
  2. summability
  3. summability method
  4. summability methods
  5. summable
  6. summae
  7. summand
  8. summands
  9. summaries
  10. summarily
  11. summariness

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