mag·na cum lau·de

mag·na cum lau·de
/ˈmɑːgnəkʊmˈlaʊdə/ adv
formal : with great honor
— used in the U.S. to indicate that a student has graduated from a college or university at the second highest of three special levels of achievement

He graduated magna cum laude.

compare cum laude, summa cum laude

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  • mag|na cum lau|de — «MAG nuh kum LOW duh, kuhm L dee», with high honors (the second highest degree of merit on the diplomas of superior students): »to graduate magna cum laude. ╂[< Latin magnā cum laude with great praise] …   Useful english dictionary

  • magna cum laude — mag|na cum lau|de [ˌmægnə kum ˈlaudeı, kʌm ˈlo:di US kum ˈlaudi] adj, adv [Date: 1900 2000; : Latin; Origin: with great praise ] with high honour used to show that someone has finished American high school or college at the second of the three… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • magna cum laude — mag•na cum lau•de [[t]ˈmɑg nə kʊm ˈlaʊ deɪ, də, di; ˈmæg nə kʌm ˈlɔ di[/t]] adv. edu with great praise: used in diplomas to designate the next to highest of three honors for grades above the average Compare cum laude,summa cum laude • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • magna cum laude — mag|na cum lau|de [ ,mægnə kʌm laudə, ,mægnə kʌm laudi ] adverb a student who receives a degree magna cum laude from a university has achieved the second highest level of degree …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • magna cum laude —    (MAG nah koom LAU deh) [Latin: with great praise] A phrase used on a diploma to indicate one of three honors for high academic achievement. The others are cum laude and summa cum laude.    She graduated magna cum laude and earned a master’s… …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • magna cum laude — ◆ ma|gna cum lau|de 〈bei akadem. Prüfungen〉 mit großem Lob ● ein Examen magna cum laude bestehen [lat.] ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge ma|gn... kann in Fremdwörtern auch mag|n... getrennt werden. * * * mạ|g|na cum lau|de [lat. = mit großem Lob]: sehr gut …   Universal-Lexikon

  • magna cum laude — ◆ mạ|gna cum lau|de mit großem Lob [Etym.: lat.]   ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge ma|gn… kann auch mag|n… getrennt werden.   Magna Charta / magna cum laude: (Groß und Kleinschreibung) Während der Begriff »Magna Charta« als Eigenname großgeschrieben wird …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • magnacum laude — mag·na cum lau·de (mägʹnə ko͝om louʹdə) adv. & adj. 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 …   Universalium

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