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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo m-uh, suhm-uh]
- /ˈsʊm ə, ˈsʌm ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [soo m-uh, suhm-uh]
- /ˈsʊm ə, ˈsʌm ə/
Definitions of summa word
- noun plural summa a comprehensive work or series of works covering, synthesizing, or summarizing a particular field or subject. 1
- noun plural summa a work or series of works that is a summary of all human knowledge. 1
- noun summa a compendium of theology, philosophy, or canon law, or sometimes of all three together. The Summa Theologica of St Thomas Aquinas, written between 1265 and 1274, was the most famous of all such compendia 0
- noun summa a comprehensive work or survey 0
- noun summa a comprehensive treatise or exposition, as by a medieval scholastic 0
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Origin of summa
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin; Latin: sum
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Parts of speech for Summa
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
summa popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
summa usage trend in Literature
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