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summist
noun
sum·mist
\ˈsəmə̇st\
Definition of summist
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1 : a writer of a summa; specifically : one of the medieval philosophers who wrote a philosophical or theological summa
2 archaic : one who abridges or epitomizes
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Origin and Etymology of summist
Medieval Latin summista, from summa + Latin -ista -ist
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