View synonyms for summa cum laude

summa cum laude

[ soom-uh koom lou-dey, -duh, -dee; suhm-uh kuhm law-dee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

with highest praise: used in diplomas to grant the highest of three special honors for grades above the average.

summa cum laude

/ ˈsʊmɑː kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ /

See magna cum laude, cum laude
with the utmost praise: the highest of three designations for above-average achievement in examinations. In Britain it is sometimes used to designate a first-class honours degree Compare cum laude magna cum laude

First recorded in 1895–1900, summa cum laude is from Latin summā cum laude

from Latin

Amanpour graduated summa cum laude from the University of Rhode Island with a B.A. in journalism.

Before meeting her husband, she reached an upper rung on Wall Street, after graduating summa cum laude from Georgetown.

But the compelling weight of her experience is revealed in her résumé: summa cum laude from Princeton, editor of Yale Law Review.

These are indicated as "plain," "cum laude," "magna cum laude" and "summa cum laude."

Eventually Austen went back and graduated—not summa cum laude, honesty compels me to add.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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