From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcum laudecum lau‧de /kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ, kʌm ˈlɔːdi $ kʊm ˈlaʊdi/ adverb American English SEC (with honours) if you graduate cum laude, you finish a university degree and are given official praise for special achievement → magna cum laude, summa cum laudeOrigin cum laude (1800-1900) Latin “with praise”
