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magna cum laude

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mag·na cum lau·de  (mägn km loud)
adv. & adj.
With high honors. Used to express high academic distinction: graduated magna cum laude; 25 magna cum laude graduates.

[Latin magn cum laude, with great praise : magn, feminine ablative sing. of magnus, great + cum, with + laude, ablative sing. of laus, praise.]

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


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Alissa Anne Marchant, of West Boylston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a bachelor's degree, Magna Cum Laude.
A magna cum laude graduate of the University of Wisconsin (UW), he later received his PhD in chemistry there.
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