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summa cum laude

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sum⋅ma cum lau⋅de

  [soom-uh koom lou-dey, -duh, -dee; suhm-uh kuhm law-dee]
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–noun
with highest praise: used in diplomas to grant the highest of three special honors for grades above the average.

Origin:
1895–1900; < L summā cum laude
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sum·ma cum lau·de   (sŏŏm'ə kŏŏm lou'də, -dā, -dē, sŭm'ə kŭm lô'dē)   
adv.   & adj.
With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction: graduated summa cum laude; a summa cum laude graduate.

[Latin summā cum laude, with highest praise : summā, feminine ablative of summus, highest + cum, with + laude, ablative of laus, praise.]
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summa cum laude 
1900, from L., lit. "with highest praise."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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