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# cum

preposition (cum)

«cum» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal, from Latin) Combined with; also being used as: «a kitchen-cum-dining room» is one room that is both a kitchen and a dining room; «a shed-cum-workshop». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cum/#m1)
2. (Latin, school and university) In Latin, «cum» means «with», as in the university honours «cum laude» (with praise) and «magna cum laude» (with great praise). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cum/#m2)
3. (rude, adult slang) A rude word grown-ups use; not for school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cum/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday British English and in house adverts, «X-cum-Y» means one thing doing two jobs. In American school and college life, students graduate «cum laude». In names of English places, «cum» joins villages, as in «Chorlton-cum-Hardy» in Manchester. Phrases: «X-cum-Y», «cum laude», «magna cum laude», «summa cum laude».

### Examples

- Our kitchen-cum-dining room is where we do homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cum/#x1)
- Dad uses the garage as a gym-cum-workshop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cum/#x2)
- My aunt graduated magna cum laude from college. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cum/#x3)
- The spare room is a study-cum-guest room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cum/#x4)
- Chorlton-cum-Hardy is part of Manchester. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cum/#x5)

### Note

Said «kum» (rhymes with «sum»). Usually written with hyphens between the two things: bedroom-cum-office. «Summa cum laude» is the highest honour, «magna cum laude» next, «cum laude» third. Because of the rude slang sense, careful writers often use «combined with» or «and» instead.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday British English and in house adverts, «X-cum-Y» means one thing doing two jobs. In American school and college life, students graduate «cum laude». In names of English places, «cum» joins villages, as in «Chorlton-cum-Hardy» in Manchester. Phrases: «X-cum-Y», «cum laude», «magna cum laude», «summa cum laude».

### Examples

- Tom., I, Chap. 1.) Third, Rittangel published the book "Yezirah," 1642, at Amsterdam, entitled: "Liber Yezirah qui Abrahamo patriarchae adscribitur, una cum commentario (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cum/#x1)

### Note

Said «kum» (rhymes with «sum»). Usually written with hyphens between the two things: bedroom-cum-office. «Summa cum laude» is the highest honour, «magna cum laude» next, «cum laude» third. Because of the rude slang sense, careful writers often use «combined with» or «and» instead.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cum/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cum.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «cum» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cum/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cum» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cum.html) on Mova free.