cum laude

adverb or adjective

cum lau·​de ku̇m-ˈlau̇-də 

-dē;

ˌkəm-ˈlȯ-dē

: with distinction

graduated cum laude

compare magna cum laude, summa cum laude

Examples of cum laude in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mangione graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania. —Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024

After graduating cum laude from Brooklyn College in the early 1940s, Chisholm taught as a nursery school teacher while pursuing her master’s degree in early childhood education at Columbia University. —Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024

The oldest of four daughters of immigrants, Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born in Brooklyn on Nov. 30, 1924 and attended Brooklyn Girls’ High before graduating from Brooklyn College cum laude in 1946. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024

Stanfield was conferred his Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences, magnum cum laude, by Davis in a Friday morning ceremony while surrounded by family members, teammates and coaches. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, with praise

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cum laude

adverb or adjective

ˌku̇m-ˈlau̇d-ē,

-ə;

ˌkəm-ˈlȯd-ē

: with distinction : with honors

graduated cum laude

Etymology

Latin, "with praise"