summa cum laude
adverb, adjective /ˌsʊmə ˌkʊm ˈlɔːdi/, /ˌsʊmə ˌkʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ/
/ˌsʊmə ˌkʊm ˈlɔːdi/, /ˌsʊmə ˌkʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ/
(from Latin)- (in the US) at the highest level of achievement that students can reach when they finish their studies at college
- He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySumma cum laude is used with these nouns:- graduate
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘with highest praise’.