summa cum laude

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊdi

Adverb

summa cum laude (not comparable)

1. 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.

   She/he graduated from the university summa cum laude.

Coordinate terms

• (highest of three degrees of praise): cum laude, magna cum laude

Translations

with highest praise

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 以最高荣誉 (yǐ zuìgāo róngyù), 以最高榮譽

• Cumbric: gidar ganmolieth oochaf

• German: mit ausgezeichnetem Erfolg
• Icelandic: með æðsta láði, með hæstu ágætiseinkunn
• Tagalog: may sukdulang papuri

See also

• Latin honors on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cum laude
• magna cum laude

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Latin

Prepositional phrase

summā cum laude

1. summa cum laude