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magna cum laude

[mahg-nuh koom lou-dey, -duh, -dee, mag-nuh kuhm law-dee] / ˈmɑg nə kʊm ˈlaʊ deɪ, -də, -di, ˈmæg nə kʌm ˈlɔ di /
ADJECTIVE
with high honors
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ADVERB
with high honors
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She enrolled in classes at Emory at 16 and then transferred to Barnard where she majored in creative writing, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

He received his BA summa cum laude from Indiana University in 1995 and his JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1998.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025

Rashad was a theater acting major at Howard, graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor’s in fine arts in 1970.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

In May 2015, she graduated magna cum laude from State University of New York, and two months later, she reported to jail.

From National Geographic • Aug. 7, 2023

Howard University is an institution of higher education, concerned with the LSAT, magna cum laude, and Phi Beta Kappa.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates



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