optime
English
Etymology
From Latin optimē ‘very well’, in the phrase optime disputasti ‘you have disputed very well’ (formerly used in reporting results at Cambridge).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɒptɪmeɪ/
Noun
optime (plural optimes)
- (at Cambridge University) A student who graduates with second class ("senior optime") or third class ("junior optime") honours in Mathematics, or (loosely) in any other subject.
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Etymology 1
From optimus (“very good”) + -ē.
Pronunciation
Adverb
optimē (not comparable)
- very well; excellently
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Etymology 2
Inflected form of optimus (“very good”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
optime
- vocative masculine singular of optimus
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