sum|ma cum lau|de

sum|ma cum lau|de
sum|ma cum lau|de «SUM uhkum LOW duh; SUHM uh kuhm L dee»,
with the highest distinction. These words are added to the diploma of a student who has done unusually good academic work.
[< New Latin summa cum laude < Latin summā, feminine, ablative of summus highest, cum with, laude, ablative of laus praise]

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