cum laude
with honor: used in diplomas to grant the lowest of three special honors for grades above the average.
Origin of cum laude
1- Compare magna cum laude, summa cum laude.
Words Nearby cum laude
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How to use cum laude in a sentence
Trotter graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and became the first black man named to Phi Beta Kappa.
She graduated from her undergraduate program magna cum laude.
TEDx Talks Have a Disability Problem—but This Incredible Young Woman Is Working to Change That | Nina Strochlic | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHarman is a magna cum laude graduate of Smith College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and Harvard Law School.
Amanpour graduated summa cum laude from the University of Rhode Island with a B.A. in journalism.
Roberts graduated cum laude from Mount Holyoke College and received her M.A. from New York University.
He wore a diamond studibusAnd elegant cravattum, A maxima cum laude shirtAnd such a stylish hattum!
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousThe degree was at once voted, and a "cum laude" thrown in for good measure.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 | Elbert HubbardMy dad's coming on the five-ten to see his only son graduate cum laude.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman | Albert Walter TolmanIt is a pleasure to record that my unselfish friend Romesh received his own degree cum laude.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa YoganandaThese are indicated as "plain," "cum laude," "magna cum laude" and "summa cum laude."
Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods | Harry L. Hollingworth
British Dictionary definitions for cum laude
/ (kʌm ˈlɔːdɪ, kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ) /
mainly US with praise: the lowest of three designations for above-average achievement in examinations: Compare magna cum laude, summa cum laude
Origin of cum laude
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