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cum laude

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin cum (with) + laude (ablative of laus, "praise").

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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cum laude (not comparable)

  1. With praise; an honor added to a diploma or degree for work that is above average.

Usage notes

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In the USA, there are three honors often added to diplomas and degrees, and two others less commonly used.

  • cum laude (with honor)
  • magna cum laude (with great honor)
  • maxima cum laude (with maximal praise, rare; intended to be higher than magna cum laude but lower than summa cum laude)
  • summa cum laude (with highest honor)
  • egregia cum laude (with outstanding honor, rare; intended to be higher than summa cum laude)
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Translations

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkum ˈlɑu̯de/, [ˈkum ˈlɑ̝u̯de̞]

Noun

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cum laude

  1. Ellipsis of cum laude approbatur.

Declension

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Inflection of cum laude (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative cum laude cum laudet
genitive cum lauden cum laudejen
partitive cum laudea cum laudeja
illative cum laudeen cum laudeihin
singular plural
nominative cum laude cum laudet
accusative nom. cum laude cum laudet
gen. cum lauden
genitive cum lauden cum laudejen
cum laudein rare
partitive cum laudea cum laudeja
inessive cum laudessa cum laudeissa
elative cum laudesta cum laudeista
illative cum laudeen cum laudeihin
adessive cum laudella cum laudeilla
ablative cum laudelta cum laudeilta
allative cum laudelle cum laudeille
essive cum laudena cum laudeina
translative cum laudeksi cum laudeiksi
abessive cum laudetta cum laudeitta
instructive cum laudein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of cum laude (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

German

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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cum laude

  1. cum laude
    Synonym: gut

Usage notes

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  • Nowadays the Latin form is generally used for doctorates only.

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