noun
pl. -·mae a comprehensive treatise or exposition, as by a medieval scholastic
Origin of summa
Medieval Latin from L: see sumsumma
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summa
noun
pl. sum·mas, or sum·maeA comprehensive treatise, especially in philosophy or theology.
Origin of summa
Medieval Latin from Latin the whole ; see sum .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural summas or summae)
- A comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially theology or philosophy.
Origin
From Latin summa.
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