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summum bonum

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. summum bonum (noun)
  2. summum genus (noun)
  3. summum jus (noun)

sum·mum bo·num

noun \ˌsu̇-məm-ˈbō-nəm, ˌsü-, ˌsə-\

Definition of SUMMUM BONUM

: the supreme good from which all others are derived

Origin of SUMMUM BONUM

Latin
First Known Use: 1563

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