cum laude

adverb or adjective

cum lau·​de ku̇m-ˈlau̇-də 

-dē;

ˌkəm-ˈlȯ-dē

: with distinction

graduated cum laude

compare magna cum laude, summa cum laude

Examples of cum laude in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And not many came there from Harvard, as Randall did, arriving with a cum laude degree in English and American literature. —Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024

Education Wendy Grossman Kantor graduated cum laude from Duke University. —Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023

Jaffe graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English and theater arts. —William Earl, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023

My father learned to speak English, became a U.S. citizen and graduated cum laude from UCLA. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022

Stump, who graduated cum laude with a major in elementary education, has accepted a full-time teaching position with Harford County Public Schools at Meadowvale Elementary School in Havre de Grace. —Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2023

Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia: Caroline Marie Gard, bachelor’s degree, cum laude. —Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023

Jackson graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and cum laude from Harvard Law School. —CBS News, 30 June 2022

Esarey graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in business from Baldwin-Wallace College, now called Baldwin Wallace University, and graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade point average while earning a master’s degree in business administration from Baldwin-Wallace. —Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2021

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, with praise

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cum laude

adverb or adjective

ˌku̇m-ˈlau̇d-ē,

-ə;

ˌkəm-ˈlȯd-ē

: with distinction : with honors

graduated cum laude

Etymology

Latin, "with praise"