n.
Pronunciation: ' su ̇ -m ə , ' sü-, ' s ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sum · mae \ ' su ̇ - ˌ m ī , ' sü-, - ˌ m ā ; ' s ə - ˌ m ē , - ˌ m ī \
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, sum
Date: 1725
1 : a comprehensive treatise especially : one by a scholastic philosopher
2 : a synthesis or summary of any subject <a summa of a writer's work>