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summas

summas 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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Proper noun capitalized: Summas

Summas

  1. (plural) plural of Summa

Questions about summas

What is summas the plural of?
Summas is the plural of summa.
What part of speech is summas?
Summas is a proper noun.

Words near summas in the dictionary

  1. summary judgments
  2. summary jurisdiction
  3. summary offence
  4. summary offences
  5. summary proceedings
  6. summas
  7. summat
  8. summate
  9. summated
  10. summates
  11. summating

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