cum

1 of 3

conjunction

ˈku̇m  ˈkəm 

: along with being : and

—used to form usually hyphenated phrases

… he is a credible mining camp elder-cum-publican.

—George Bernard Shaw

… Christian and Christian-cum-voodoo churches …

—David Binder

cum

2 of 3

noun

often vulgar, less common spelling of come entry 1 sense 2j, come entry 2

1

often vulgar : semen

2

often vulgar : orgasm

cum

3 of 3

abbreviation

cumulative

Examples of cum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The movement quickly centered its focus on the mismanagement of India’s principal medical college qualifying examination, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, following reports that questions had been leaked prior to the exam. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

About two million students had taken India’s National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for undergraduates, or NEET-UG, which determines admission to medical programs. — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

In one 2018 lecture for the American Association of Political Consultants, Taylor described political candidates as akin to readymades, referencing Duchamp’s famed invention, which includes Fountain (1917), a porcelain urinal–cum–sculpture. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026

Student activists accused Pradhan of failing to safeguard a competitive medical school exam, the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), after authorities concluded that its contents had been leaked online. — Philip Wang, Time, 25 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Conjunction

Latin, with; akin to Latin com- — more at com-

First Known Use

Conjunction

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cum

• bum
• chum
• come
• crum
• drum
• dum
• dumb
• from
• frum
• glum
• gum
• hum

Kids Definition

cum

conjunction

(ˌ)ku̇m, 

(ˌ)kəm

: along with being : in addition to

worked as cook-cum-dishwasher

Etymology

Conjunction

from Latin cum "with"