: along with being : and
—used to form usually hyphenated phrases
… he is a credible mining camp elder-cum-publican.—
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw… Christian and Christian-cum-voodoo churches …—David Binder
David Binderoften vulgar, less common spelling of come entry 1 sense 2j, come entry 2
cumulative
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Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2025
Even the cops that harass Lee on the street are in attendance at the memorial–cum–gubernorial campaign stop.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Balmain turns its spring 2020 men’s show in Paris into a runway-cum-concert.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Considering the show’s audience, the decision to turn the story of 1066 into a family melodrama-cum-colonial parable starts to make sense.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Nearly a decade later, the Whites and that presidential speechwriter-cum-screenwriter, Patrick Cunnane, are heading to TIFF with the A24 feature Eternity.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The space, which was once a closet and then a bedroom, became a multipurpose bathing room-cum-library.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2025
Even the cops that harass Lee on the street are in attendance at the memorial–cum–gubernorial campaign stop.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Balmain turns its spring 2020 men’s show in Paris into a runway-cum-concert.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Considering the show’s audience, the decision to turn the story of 1066 into a family melodrama-cum-colonial parable starts to make sense.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Nearly a decade later, the Whites and that presidential speechwriter-cum-screenwriter, Patrick Cunnane, are heading to TIFF with the A24 feature Eternity.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Cum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cum. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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