cum laude

adverb or adjective

cum lau·de | \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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Nearly half of students who graduated from Lehigh University, Princeton University and the University of Southern California this year did so with cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude honors, or their equivalents. — Melissa Korn, WSJ, "You Graduated Cum Laude? So Did Everyone Else," 2 July 2018 Kevin O'Hara graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s of business administration. — Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville People in the News," 1 June 2018 Our reliance on it is reinforced in its use for awarding certain honors (such as cum laude), obtaining and maintaining scholarship status, and hiring for internships or even jobs after graduation. — Tom Solomon, Washington Post, "GPAs don’t really show what students learned. Here’s why.," 15 June 2018 Peters was a high school teacher who graduated cum laude from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in biology in 2016. — Monique Judge, The Root, "Unarmed Black Teacher, a Recent VCU Honors Grad, Shot and Killed by Virginia Police," 15 May 2018 Braue is a cum laude graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law and a graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland with degrees in economics and political science. — The Aegis, "Harford County Public Library Foundation elects three new board members," 14 May 2018 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

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cum laude

adverb

English Language Learners Definition of cum laude

: with honor

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