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noun
A student who graduates with second class ("senior optime") or third class ("junior optime") honours in mathematics, or (loosely) in any other subject.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Cambridge University
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin optimē (“very well”), in the phrase optimē disputāstī (“you have disputed very well”), formerly used in reporting results at Cambridge.
