magna cum laude

English

Etymology

From Latin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊdi

Adverb

magna cum laude (not comparable)

1. "With great praise"; an honor added to a diploma or degree for work considered to be of much higher quality than average.

Related terms

• cum laude
• summa cum laude

Translations

with great praise

• Dutch: met grote onderscheiding
• German: magna cum laude (de), sehr gut (de)
• Polish: magna cum laude (pl)
• Serbo-Croatian: s velikom slavom
• Tagalog: may dakilang papuri, may dakilang papuri
• Vietnamese: giỏi (vi), loại giỏi

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma(ː)ɡna kʊm ˈlaʊ̯də/, (also) /ˈmaŋna .../

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adverb

magna cum laude

1. magna cum laude

   Synonym: sehr gut

Usage notes

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

Coordinate terms

• cum laude = gut
• summa cum laude = sehr gut mit Auszeichnung