optime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A student who graduates with second class ("senior optime") or third class ("junior optime") honours in mathematics, or (loosely) in any other subject.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒptɪmeɪ/

Word forms

optime optimes

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin optimē (“very well”), in the phrase optimē disputāstī (“you have disputed very well”), formerly used in reporting results at Cambridge.

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