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summa

(so̵om′ə)

noun pl. summae

a comprehensive treatise or exposition, as by a medieval scholastic

Origin: ML < L: see sum

See summa in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. sum·mas or sum·mae (so͝omˈī, sŭmˈē)

A comprehensive treatise, especially in philosophy or theology.

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Origin: Medieval Latin

Origin: , from Latin, the whole; see sum

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