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# cum

«cum» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Combined with; also being used as: «a kitchen-cum-dining…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

preposition (cum)

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cum/#m2)

3) (rude, adult slang) A rude word grown-ups use; not for school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cum/#m3)

### sense 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

- 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cum/#x1)
- Our kitchen-cum-dining room is where we do homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cum/#x2)
- Dad uses the garage as a gym-cum-workshop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cum/#x3)
- My aunt graduated magna cum laude from college. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cum/#x4)
- The spare room is a study-cum-guest room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cum/#x5)
- Chorlton-cum-Hardy is part of Manchester. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cum/#x6)

### 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.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cum» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cum/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.