SUMMA


Meaning of SUMMA in English

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>

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