cum laude

English

Etymology

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

Adverb

cum laude (not comparable)

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

Usage notes

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; less common; intended to be higher than summa cum laude in spite of summa meaning highest.

Related terms

• applaud
• laudatory
• lauds

Translations

with praise

• Belarusian: з адзнакай (z adznakaj)
• Dutch: met onderscheiding
• French: avec distinction
• Russian: с отличием (s otličijem)
• Tagalog: may papuri

• Vietnamese: khá (vi), loại khá