summa cum laude
/ˌsʌmə kʌm ˈlɔːdiː
/ /ˌsʊmə kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ /adverb & adjective chiefly North American
With the highest distinction: [as adverb]: he graduated summa cum laude [as adjective]: three scientific degrees, all summa cum laude...
- The process of determining the degrees summa cum laude will be the same as described above.
- The Yale program will award summa cum laude degrees to the top 5 percent of the graduating class; magna cum laude to the next 10 percent, and cum laude to the next 15 percent.
- Oldfield, who graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in education, is typical of the graduates accepted by Teach for America.
Origin
Latin, literally 'with highest praise'.
Rhymes
- white port
- white post
- whitepot
- white potato
- whitepox
- white precipitate
- whiteprint
- white propaganda
- white pudding
- white rabbit
- white racism
- white racist
- white rag
- white ragworm
- White Rajah
- white raspberry
- white rat
- white rent
- white rhino
- white rhinoceros
- white rhubarb
- white ribboner
- white rice
- White River
- white rocket