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sum·ma \ˈsu̇mə, ˈsümə; ˈsəmə\ noun (plural sum·mae \-ˌmī; -ˌmē\ ; see sense 1) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin — more at sum 1. pl also summas obsolete : sum, sum total 2. [Medieval Latin, from Latin] a. : a treatise or series of treatises covering a whole field or department of learning; especially : one of the comprehensive scholastic works (as the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas) b. : a work or series of works that is a synthesis of human knowledge c. : a synthesis or summary of any subject < a summa of the principal dogmas of the Church — America > < a summa of a writer's work > |