cum

1
[ koo m, kuhm ]
/ kʊm, kʌm /

preposition

with; combined with; along with (usually used in combination): My garage-cum-workshop is well equipped.

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Origin of cum

1
1580–90; < Latin: with, together with (preposition)

Words nearby cum

culver hole, culver's root, culverin, culvert, culzean castle, cum, cum dividend, cum grano salis, cum laude, cum new, cum.

Definition for cum (2 of 3)

cum2
[ kuhm ]
/ kʌm /

noun Slang: Vulgar.

come(def 24).

Definition for cum (3 of 3)

cum.

cumulative.
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British Dictionary definitions for cum (1 of 2)

cum2
/ (kʌm) /

preposition

used between two nouns to designate an object of a combined naturea kitchen-cum-dining room

Word Origin for cum

Latin: with, together with, along with

British Dictionary definitions for cum (2 of 2)

cum2
/ (kʌm) taboo, slang /

noun

a variant spelling of come (noun) taboo

verb

a variant spelling of come (def. 16)
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