Definition of OPTIME

optime

Plural: optimes

Noun

  • A student who graduates with second class ("senior optime") or third class ("junior optime") honours in mathematics, or (loosely) in any other subject.
  • pl. -S an honor student in mathematics at Cambridge University

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 10

optime: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
optime: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
optime: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

optime is a valid Words With Friends word