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cum laude
[ koom lou-dey, -duh, -dee; kuhm law-dee ]
/ kʊm ˈlaʊ deɪ, -də, -di; kʌm ˈlɔ di /
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adverb
with honor: used in diplomas to grant the lowest of three special honors for grades above the average.
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Compare magna cum laude, summa cum laude.
Origin of cum laude
1890–95, Americanism;<Latin: with praise
Words nearby cum laude
cum dividend, cume, cumene, cum grano salis, cumin, cum laude, cummer, cummerbund, Cummings, cummings, e. e., cummingtonite
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British Dictionary definitions for cum laude
cum laude
/ (kʌm ˈlɔːdɪ, kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ) /
adverb
mainly US with praise: the lowest of three designations for above-average achievement in examinationsCompare magna cum laude, summa cum laude
Word Origin for cum laude
Latin
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