cum laude
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8.2
- idiom
- /kʌm ˈlaʊdeɪ/
- Formal
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con honores
- Rachel Breed graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Houston in 2012.
- summa cum laude
- magna cum laude
- cum laude graduate
Jeff Bezos was summa cum laude at Princeton.
- Jeff Bezos was summa cum laude at Princeton.
- Ross got his undergraduate degree Magna cum laude from Brown University, got his PhD here at Stanford.
- You want to graduate Magna cum laude?
- I graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and was able to graduate with honors from UCLA undergrad.
Examples
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Maria achieved her degree cum laude, a testament to her hard work and dedication to her studies.
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Leslie attended Bryan Station High School and graduated from the University of Kentucky summa cum laude.
Fiction book (1998) -
Graduated University of Baltimore cum laude with a degree in criminal justice.
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Pignatiello was a dedicated student who graduated cum laude with a double major.
Blog text (26) -
I graduated cum laude from college and, at my family's urging, went to law school.
Blog text (27) -
Terry finds a new school, attends a good college, and graduates cum laude.
Fiction book (1993) -
Professor Robertson graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he also served as a fellow and lecturer.
Blog text (19) -
Begley and John Updike were the only two English majors to graduate summa cum laude in 1954.
Academic text (1998) -
He graduated cum laude from the University of Chicago, reflecting his exceptional academic performance.
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After four years of diligent study, she proudly graduated cum laude from her law program.
Synonyms
5
9.1
A phrase that shows someone graduated with the highest honors
5
8.9
With high honors when graduating from college or university
How Honored
Surface Forms
Morphology
cum + laude
The phrase is a literal Latin composition: cum = 'with' and laude derives from laud- 'praise/credit', so the sense 'with praise/with honor' directly yields the meaning 'with academic honor'. This makes the expression compositionally transparent, although in practice the constituents are Latin and therefore unfamiliar to most B1 learners who do not know those Latin words.
Etymology
Cum laude is a Latin phrase that literally means 'with praise'. The parts cum and laude mean 'with' and 'praise', and universities use cum laude on diplomas to show a degree was earned 'with honor'.