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cum

1 American  
[koom, kuhm] / kʊm, kʌm /

preposition

  1. with; combined with; along with (usually used in combination).

    My garage-cum-workshop is well equipped.
cum 2 American  
[kuhm] / kʌm /

noun

Slang: Vulgar.

  1. come.

cum. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. cumulative.

cum 1 British  
/ kʌm /

noun

  1. taboo a variant spelling of come

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verb

  1. a variant spelling of come

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cum 2 British  
/ kʌm /

preposition

  1. used between two nouns to designate an object of a combined nature

    a kitchen-cum-dining room
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Etymology

Origin of cum

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin: “with, together with” (preposition); com- ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The plan also suggests getting rid of GPA as an internal metric, instead using percentile rank to calculate honors like cum laude recognition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Fugate is a self-described “Trumplican” who interned for state lawmakers in Austin before graduating magna cum laude a year ago with a degree in politics and law from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

The award-winning writer who graduated cum laude from Harvard University, came to prominence after her recitation of “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of President Biden.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

Mangione graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

At Penn State he revealed himself to be a brilliant student, graduating summa cum laude.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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