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cum laude

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cum lau⋅de

  [koom lou-dey, -duh, -dee; kuhm law-dee]
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–adverb
with honor: used in diplomas to grant the lowest of three special honors for grades above the average.

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; < L: with praise
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cum lau·de   (kŏŏm lou'də, lou'dē, kŭm lô'dē)   
adv.   & adj.
With honor. Used to express academic distinction: graduated cum laude; 25 cum laude graduates.

[Probably Medieval Latin : Latin cum, with + Latin laude, ablative of laus, praise.]
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Word Origin & History

cum laude 
1872, originally at Harvard, from M.L., lit. "with praise," from L. cum "with" + laude, abl. of laus (gen. laudis) "praise." Probably from earlier use (in L.) at German universities such as Heidelberg.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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