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mag·na cum lau·de (mäg'nə kʊm lou'də)  |
With high honors. Used to express high academic distinction: graduated magna cum laude; 25 magna cum laude graduates.
[Latin magnā cum laude, with great praise : magnā, feminine ablative sing. of magnus, great + cum, with + laude, ablative sing. of laus, praise.]
| WordNet: magna cum laude |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
with high honor; with high academic distinction
The adverb magna cum laude has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
with high honor
Derived from adjective: magna cum laude (meaning #1)
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