summum genus
summum genus noun: the highest, most all-inclusive genus; the one that is not a species of any other genus.
Noun
summum genus (plural summa genera)
- The highest, most all-inclusive genus; the one that is not a species of any other genus.
- Summum genus, in its strictest sense, is that all-extensive term under which every object of whatever kind may be classed, and of every one of which it may be affirmatively predicated: the word which is generally used to denote such genus is substance, or, as some call it, being. ... ; thus by...1827, John Huyshe, A Treatise on Logic, on The Basis of Aldrich
Antonyms of summum genus
Forms of summum genus
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Origin of summum genus
From Latin. Literally “highest genus”.
Questions about summum genus
- What does summum genus mean?
- Summum genus means the highest, most all-inclusive genus; the one that is not a species of any other genus.
- What part of speech is summum genus?
- Summum genus is a noun.
- What is the plural of summum genus?
- The plural of summum genus is summa genera.
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