[soo
m-uh, suhm-uh] 
[soom-ahy, suhm-ee] , sum⋅mas. | 1. | a comprehensive work or series of works covering, synthesizing, or summarizing a particular field or subject. |
| 2. | a work or series of works that is a summary of all human knowledge. |
| sum·ma (sŏŏm'ə, sŭm'ə) n. pl. sum·mas or sum·mae (sŏŏm'ī, sŭm'ē) A comprehensive treatise, especially in philosophy or theology. [Medieval Latin, from Latin, the whole; see sum.] |