First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin: “with, together with” (preposition); cf. com- ( def. )
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He graduated summa cum laude from New York University in 1948, and earned a master’s in economics two years later and a Ph.D in economics in 1977.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
He graduated summa cum laude from New York University in 1948, and earned a master’s in economics two years later and a Ph.D in economics in 1977.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
Macdonald was a straight-A student in high school and graduated summa cum laude with a finance degree from the University of Georgia.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
Anais Jevtitch, 24, graduated cum laude from Ohio University in December 2023 and has lost count of the number of applications she’s submitted for positions in marketing, social media and film and television production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
We need to be a little more precise: terra cum circumfluis aqua et vicino aere volvitur means ‘the earth rotates, together with the water and the neighbouring air which flow around it.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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