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summa cum laude

(so̵om′ə ko̵om lo̵u′de, sum′ə kum lô′dē)

with the greatest praise: a phrase signifying above-average academic standing at the time of graduation from a college or university: the highest of three categories

Origin: L

See summa cum laude in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb & adj.

With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction: graduated summa cum laude; a summa cum laude graduate.

Origin:

Origin: Latin summā cum laude, with highest praise

Origin: : summā

Origin: , feminine ablative of summus, highest

Origin: + cum, with

Origin: + laude

Origin: , ablative of laus, praise

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