cum laude

adverb or adjective cum lau·de \ ku̇m-ˈlau̇-də , -dē ; ˌkəm-ˈlȯ-dē \

Updated on: 28 Apr 2018

Definition of cum laude

: with distinction

graduated cum laude

— compare magna cum laude, summa cum laude

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Washington is a cum laude graduate with a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Norfolk State University.

— tim brown, OregonLive.com, "Meet the officials for Trail Blazers-Pelicans Game 3: Is this a good referee crew?," 19 Apr. 2018
Hubbard achieved his degree in three and a half years, graduating cum laude as a First Team Academic All-American.

— scott springer, Cincinnati.com, "Ex-Moeller, Ohio State standout Hubbard working to prove his stock in NFL," 16 Jan. 2018
Jackson, who graduated cum laude from the University of Florida in 2015 with a degree in Materials Engineering, did have experience skating, but not on ice.

— michelle kaufman, miamiherald, "The first time she ice-skated was a year ago. She will compete in the Olympics next week," 8 Feb. 2018
Crete-Monee District 201-U will phase it out with the class of 2020 and Bremen High School District 230 continues the tradition for now but also is exploring use of the cum laude system, officials there said.

— susan demar lafferty, Daily Southtown, "Lockport High School may get rid of class ranking system that many say adds too much pressure," 17 Oct. 2017
Military through and through, Trillanes graduated cum laude from the Philippine Military Academy and then, like his father before him, joined the Navy.

— joseph hincks / manila, Time, "The Mutineer: How Antonio Trillanes Came to Lead the Fight Against Rodrigo Duterte," 27 Oct. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of cum laude

New Latin, with praise

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First Known Use: 1855

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

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