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  • cum
    cum
    preposition
    with; combined with; along with (usually used in combination).
  • cum.
    cum.
    abbreviation
    cumulative.

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); cf. com- ( def. )

Example Sentences

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They are often named among the most successful British bands of the 1970s, with other hit singles including Cum On Feel The Noize and Coz I Luv You.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

In the 207-word announcement adding Vance to the ticket, Trump used the word "Yale" four times and even made sure to note that Vance graduated "Summa Cum Laude" from Ohio State University.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2024

“I graduated Cum Laude from nursing school with no debt. I didn’t owe anyone a penny.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 23, 2020

Majors was an inductee in the Cum Laude Society at St. Anne’s-Belfield School in Charlottesville and won the school’s Pendleton English Award as an academic honor, a school spokeswoman said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2019

Cum ibi essem haereticus Anglus fama loci et curiositate movente eo accessit qui exemplo poenitentium compunctus haeresim abjuravit.

From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 by

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