QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Origin of sum
First recorded in 1250–1300; (noun) Middle English summe, from Latin summa “sum,” noun use of feminine of summus “highest,” superlative of superus (see superior); (verb) Middle English summen (from Old French summer), from Medieval Latin summāre, derivative of summa
synonym study for sum
1. See number.
OTHER WORDS FROM sum
sumless, adjectivesum·less·ness, nounoutsum, verb (used with object), out·summed, out·sum·ming.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sum
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Other definitions for sum (2 of 3)
SUM
surface-to-underwater missile.
Other definitions for sum (3 of 3)
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British Dictionary definitions for sum (1 of 2)
sum1
/ (sʌm) /
noun
verb sums, summing or summed
(often foll by up) to add or form a total of (something)
(tr) to calculate the sum of (the terms in a sequence)
See also sum up
Word Origin for sum
C13 summe, from Old French, from Latin summa the top, sum, from summus highest, from superus in a higher position; see super
British Dictionary definitions for sum (2 of 2)
sum2
/ (sʊm) /
noun plural sumy (sʊmɪ)
the standard monetary unit of Uzbekistan, divided into 100 tiyin
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Scientific definitions for sum
sum
[ sŭm ]
The result of adding numbers or quantities. The sum of 6 and 9, for example, is 15, and the sum of 4x and 5x is 9x.
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