"optime" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒptɪmeɪ/ Forms: optimes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin optimē (“very well”), in the phrase optimē disputāstī (“you have disputed very well”), formerly used in reporting results at Cambridge. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|optimē||very well}} Latin optimē (“very well”), {{m|la|optimē disputāstī|t=you have disputed very well}} optimē disputāstī (“you have disputed very well”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} optime (plural optimes)
  1. (Cambridge University) A student who graduates with second class ("senior optime") or third class ("junior optime") honours in mathematics, or (loosely) in any other subject. Categories (topical): People Related terms: wrangler

Inflected forms

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