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.

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cum ² American  

[kuhm] / kʌm /

noun

Slang: Vulgar.

1. come.

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cum. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. cumulative.

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cum ¹ British  

/ kʌm /

noun

1. taboo a variant spelling of come

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verb

1. a variant spelling of come

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

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

He received his BA summa cum laude from Indiana University in 1995 and his JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1998.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025

Mangione graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

Originally from Detroit but launching her comedy career in Los Angeles, Timpf graduated magna cum laude from Hillsdale College.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

Nobody in our mom’s family has a college degree, and Grandma, our dad’s mom, loves to tell everyone that her grandson was “magnum cum laude.”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas