mag‧na cum lau‧de /ˌmæɡnə kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ, -kʌm ˈlɔːdi $ -kʊm ˈlaʊdi/ adjective, adverb
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: 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 highest levels of achievement that students can reach ⇒ cum laude, summa cum laude

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