magna cum laude
/ˌmaɡnə kʌm ˈlɔːdi
/ /ˌmaɡnɑː kʊm ˈlaʊdeɪ /adverb & adjective North American
With great distinction (with reference to university degrees and diplomas): he graduated magna cum laude in mathematics from Berkeley...
- Fisher was the salutatorian and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
- Forty percent of the class graduated with Latin Honors; 12 percent Summa Cum Laude; 12 percent Magna Cum Laude; and 16 percent Cum Laude.
Origin
Latin, literally 'with great praise'.
Rhymes
- reflex action
- reflex arc
- reflex camera
- reflex hammer
- reflexibility
- reflexible
- reflex image
- reflexing
- reflexion
- reflexional
- reflexious
- reflexity
- reflexive
- reflexively
- reflexiveness
- reflexive selection
- reflexivise
- reflexivity
- reflexivization
- reflexivize
- reflexly
- reflexness
- reflexogenic
- reflexogenous
- reflexologist