Definitions

summa cum laude

[soom-uh koom lau-day, -duh, -dee, suhm-uh kuhm law-dee] / ˈsʊm ə kʊm ˈlaʊ deɪ, -də, -di, ˈsʌm ə kʌm ˈlɔ di /

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with the greatest honor adj.
with the greatest honor adv.

ADJECTIVE

with the greatest honor

Synonyms

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highest honors with highest honor with highest praise

ADVERB

with the greatest honor

Synonyms

WEAK

highest honors with highest honor with highest praise

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summa cum laude

He graduated summa cum laude from New York University in 1948, and earned a master’s in economics two years later and a Ph.D in economics in 1977.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Macdonald was a straight-A student in high school and graduated summa cum laude with a finance degree from the University of Georgia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

I spoke with Charlotte Woodward, who graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and now works as Education Program Associate for National Down Syndrome Society.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2025

Both of us had earned our degrees summa cum laude.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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