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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially theology or philosophy.
2. 2
   A culmination or archetypal example. figuratively

   "In size, scope, and graphic ambition [the map] is a summa of the mapping art of the day, represented in paint by Vermeer."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Italian.

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

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"In size, scope, and graphic ambition [the map] is a summa of the mapping art of the day, represented in paint by Vermeer."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin summa.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Summa.

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