Definition cum laude in British English

cum laude adverb

adverb

/ˌkʌm ˈlaʊdeɪ/

From Latin, meaning ‘with praise’.

a student who receives a degree cum laude from a US college or university has achieved a mark of the third highest level in their degree. The second highest is called magna cum laude and the highest is summa cum laude.

Synonyms and related words

2.1 2.2 A.A.

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