summa cum laude
adverb or adjective
sum·ma cum lau·de
| \ ˌsu̇-mə-(ˌ)ku̇m-ˈlau̇-də
, ˌsü-, -ˈlau̇-dē; ˌsə-mə-ˌkəm-ˈlȯ-dē
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, ˌsü-, -ˈlau̇-dē; ˌsə-mə-ˌkəm-ˈlȯ-dē
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Definition of summa cum laude
: with highest distinction
graduated summa cum laude
— compare cum laude, magna cum laude
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Originally from Chagrin Falls, Viland graduated summa cum laude from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, passing the Ohio Bar exam in 2004. — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland.com, "‘I will miss you, but I will be around,’ says outgoing Solon police chief," 20 Aug. 2019 Thereafter, Joseph entered Yale University School of Medicine and graduated summa cum laude with a Masters in Public Health and Hospital Administration as well as a Masters of Science in Pharmacology. — courant.com, "Joseph Anthony DellaPuca," 16 Aug. 2019 Hertz graduated summa cum laude in May with a degree in marketing and a 3.97 cumulative grade-point average. — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "College Notebook: Century grad, Loyola standout Kristen Yanchoris named Patriot League’s top scholar-athlete," 29 July 2019 Honor graduates receiving bachelor degrees included 43 summa cum laude, 85 magna cum laude, and 98 cum laude. — Houston Chronicle, "Area students earn honors, graduate from colleges," 8 July 2019 The school cited mental health as a reason for the change and will still offer the Latin distinctions of summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude in an effort to encourage high achievement without as much pressure and competition. — Rachel Berry, Cincinnati.com, "Losing valedictorians and salutatorians 'a step in the wrong direction,' Ohio lawmaker says," 12 June 2019 Olmsted Falls High School’s Class of 2019 includes 52 summa cum laude students, 46 magna cum laude students and 43 cum laude students. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Olmsted Falls High School principal reflects on ‘gifted’ Class of 2019," 10 June 2019 Around her neck, counselors and administrators draped a National Honor Society stole and cords denoting her community service and her summa cum laude and SAISD top scholar status. — Alia Malik, ExpressNews.com, "College path for San Antonio student started with dad’s combat wound," 4 June 2019 That means that students with a GPA of 4.25 or higher will graduate summa cum laude. — Natalie Dreier, ajc, "Dad buys billboard after top-ranked son isn’t named valedictorian," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'summa cum laude.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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summa cum laude
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of summa cum laude
formal
: with highest honor
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