laude

  • 51cum laude — cum lau|de [kum ˈlaudeı, kʌm ˈlo:di US kum ˈlaudi] adv AmE [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: with praise ] with honours if you ↑graduate cum laude, you finish a university degree and are given official praise for special achievement →↑magna cum… …

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  • 52magna cum laude — mag|na cum lau|de [ˌmægnə kum ˈlaudeı, kʌm ˈlo:di US kum ˈlaudi] adj, adv [Date: 1900 2000; : Latin; Origin: with great praise ] with high honour used to show that someone has finished American high school or college at the second of the three… …

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  • 53cum laude — cum lau|de [ ,kʌm laudə, ,kʌm laudi ] adverb a student who receives a degree cum laude from a U.S. college or university has achieved the third highest level of honors. The second highest is called magna cum laude and the highest is summa cum… …

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  • 54summa cum laude — sum|ma cum lau|de [ ,sumə kum lau,deı, ,sumə kum laudi ] adjective, adverb AMERICAN used for describing the highest level of degree at a college or university in the U.S.: He graduated summa cum laude from Stanford. ─ compare CUM LAUDE, MAGNA CUM …

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  • 55magna cum laude — 1900, Latin, lit. with great praise; from magna (see MAGNATE (Cf. magnate)) + CUM LAUDE (Cf. cum laude) …

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  • 56magna cum laude —    (MAG nah koom LAU deh) [Latin: with great praise] A phrase used on a diploma to indicate one of three honors for high academic achievement. The others are cum laude and summa cum laude.    She graduated magna cum laude and earned a master’s… …

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  • 57summa cum laude —    (SOO mah kum LAU deh) [Latin] With highest praise; used on diplomas to denote the highest of three honors for academic achievement, as in “she graduated summa cum laude in religion and social work.”    See also cum laude, magna cum laude …

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  • 58cum laude — UK [ˌkʌm ˈlaʊdeɪ] / US [ˌkʌm ˈlaʊdə] / US [ˌkʌm ˈlaʊdɪ] adverb 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… …

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  • 59summa cum laude — UK [ˌsʌmə kʌm ˈlaʊdeɪ] / US [ˌsʊmə kʊm ˈlaʊˌdeɪ] / US [ˌsʊmə kʊm ˈlaʊdɪ] adjective, adverb American used for describing the highest level of degree at a college or university in the US He graduated summa cum laude from Stanford. • See: cum laude …

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  • 60cum laude — [koom lou′dā, lou′de, lou′də, lou′dē] [L] with praise: a phrase signifying above average academic standing at the time of graduation from a college or university: the lowest of three categories: see also MAGNA CUM LAUDE, SUMMA CUM LAUDE …

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