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cum laude

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cum lau·de  (km loud, loud, km lôd)
adv. & adj.
With honor. Used to express academic distinction: graduated cum laude; 25 cum laude graduates.

[Probably Medieval Latin : Latin cum, with + Latin laude, ablative of laus, praise.]

cum laude [kʌm ˈlɔːdɪ kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ]
adv
(Social Science / Education) Chiefly US with praise: the lowest of three designations for above-average achievement in examinations Compare magna cum laude, summa cum laude
[Latin]
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Adj.1.cum laude - with honor; with academic distinction; "a cum laude graduate"
worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
Adv.1.cum laude - with honor; "he graduated cum laude"
Translations
cum laude [kʊmˈlaʊdeɪ] ADJ (Univ) → cum laude


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