"summa cum laude" meaning in English

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Adverb

Rhymes: -aʊdi Etymology: From Latin summā cum laude (“with the greatest praise”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|summā cum laude||with the greatest praise}} Latin summā cum laude (“with the greatest praise”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} summa cum laude (not comparable)
  1. With highest (of three degrees of) praise; as noted, as an honor, on diplomas and degrees for work that is considered to be of the highest quality. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: cum laude, egregia cum laude, magna cum laude Translations (with highest praise): 以最高荣誉 (yǐ zuìgāo róngyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 以最高榮譽 (Chinese Mandarin), 以最高荣誉 (Chinese Mandarin), met de grootste onderscheiding (Dutch), mit ausgezeichnetem Erfolg (German), með æðsta láði (Icelandic), með hæstu ágætiseinkunn (Icelandic), summa cum laude (Polish), may sukdulang papuri (Tagalog), xuất sắc (Vietnamese), loại xuất sắc (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-summa_cum_laude-en-adv-g3F48TI2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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