cum laude

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

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

cum laude

/ kʌm ˈlɔːdɪ; kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ /

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

1890–95, Americanism; < Latin: with praise

Latin

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[ab-skwoch-uh-leyt ]

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