summa noun & adverb. ['sʊmǝ, 'sʌmǝ] LME.
[Latin: see SUM noun.]
A. noun. Pl. -mmae [-mi:], -mma(e)s.
1. A sum total. LME-L18.
2. The quantity or number of something. L15-E16.
3. A treatise, a manual; a compendium of knowledge; = SUM noun 3a. E18.
4. A degree summa cum laude. L20.
Phrases: summa totalis [tǝʊ'tɑ:lɪs, tǝʊ'teɪlɪs] a sum total (cf. sense 1 above). summa summarum [sʊ'mɑ:rǝm, sʌ'mɛ:rǝm] the grand total; fig. the ultimate result. summa rerum ['rɛ:rǝm, 'rɪǝrǝm] = the sum of things (a) s.v. SUM noun.
b. adverb. In sum, in short. Long rare. M16.

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