cum laude

[ koom lou-dey, -duh, -dee; kuhm law-dee ]

adverb

1. with honor: used in diplomas to grant the lowest of three special honors for grades above the average.

cum laude

/ kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ; kʌm ˈlɔːdɪ /

adverb

1. with praise: the lowest of three designations for above-average achievement in examinations Compare magna cum laude summa cum laude

Word History and Origins

Origin of cum laude¹

1890–95, Americanism; < Latin: with praise

Word History and Origins

Origin of cum laude¹

Latin

Example Sentences

Trotter graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and became the first black man named to Phi Beta Kappa.

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She graduated from her undergraduate program magna cum laude.

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Harman is a magna cum laude graduate of Smith College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and Harvard Law School.

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Amanpour graduated summa cum laude from the University of Rhode Island with a B.A. in journalism.

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Roberts graduated cum laude from Mount Holyoke College and received her M.A. from New York University.

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He wore a diamond studibusAnd elegant cravattum, A maxima cum laude shirtAnd such a stylish hattum!

From Project Gutenberg

The degree was at once voted, and a "cum laude" thrown in for good measure.

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My dad's coming on the five-ten to see his only son graduate cum laude.

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It is a pleasure to record that my unselfish friend Romesh received his own degree cum laude.

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These are indicated as "plain," "cum laude," "magna cum laude" and "summa cum laude."

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