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

Word History and Origins

Origin of magna cum laude¹

First recorded in 1895–1900, magna cum laude is from Latin magnā cum laude

Word History and Origins

Origin of magna cum laude¹

Latin

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

She graduated from her undergraduate program magna cum laude.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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