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magna cum laude

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

adverb

  1. with great praise: used in diplomas to grant the next-to-highest of three special honors for grades above the average.


magna cum laude

/ ˈmæɡnə kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ /

(no translation)

  1. with great praise: the second of three designations for above-average achievement in examinations Compare cum laude summa cum laude
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of magna cum laude1

First recorded in 1895–1900, magna cum laude is from Latin magnā cum laude
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Word History and Origins

Origin of magna cum laude1

Latin
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Example Sentences

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

She graduated from her undergraduate program magna cum laude.

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

Bogert holds an M.A. in East Asian Studies and a B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard University.

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

You graduated magna cum laude and I had to work like a horse to slide by.

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