summa cum laude

summa cum laude
/soom"euh koom low"day, -deuh, -dee; sum"euh kum law"dee/
with highest praise: used in diplomas to grant the highest of three special honors for grades above the average. Cf. cum laude, magna cum laude.
[1895-1900; < L summa cum laude]

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