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cum laude

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cum laude (adverb or adjective)
  2. magna cum laude (adverb or adjective)
  3. summa cum laude (adverb or adjective)

cum lau·de

adv or adj
\ku̇m-ˈlau̇-də, -dē; ˌkəm-ˈlȯ-dē\

Definition of CUM LAUDE

: with distinction <graduated cum laude> — compare magna cum laude, summa cum laude
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Origin of CUM LAUDE

New Latin, with praise
First Known Use: 1893

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

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