magna cum laude
adverb, adjective /ˌmæɡnə kʊm ˈlɔːdi/, /ˌmæɡnə kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ/
/ˌmæɡnə kʊm ˈlɔːdi/, /ˌmæɡnə kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ/
(from Latin)- (in the US) at the second of the three highest levels of achievement that students can reach when they finish their studies at college
- She graduated magna cum laude from UCLA.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMagna cum laude is used with these nouns:- graduate
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘with great praise’.