: along with being : and
used to form usually hyphenated phrases
… he is a credible mining camp elder-cum-publican.George Bernard Shaw
… Christian and Christian-cum-voodoo churches …David Binder

cum

2 of 3

abbreviation

cumulative

cum

3 of 3

noun

often vulgar, less common spelling of come entry 1 sense 2j, come entry 2

1
often vulgar : semen
2
often vulgar : orgasm

Word History

Etymology

Conjunction

Latin, with; akin to Latin com- — more at com-

First Known Use

Conjunction

circa 1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cum was circa 1869

Dictionary Entries Near cum

Cite this Entry

“Cum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cum. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cum

conjunction
(ˌ)ku̇m,
(ˌ)kəm
: along with being : in addition to
worked as cook-cum-dishwasher
Etymology

Conjunction

from Latin cum "with"

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