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cum

/kʌm/

Meanings
preposition
Used in indicating a thing with two roles, functions, or natures, or a thing that has changed from one to another.

Examples :

"The living room functions as a dining room cum office. "
grammar language

Related Words

Illustration incorporating

incorporating verb

/ɪnˈkɔːrpəˌreɪtɪŋ/ /ɪŋˈkɔːrpəˌreɪtɪŋ/

To include (something) as a part.

"The design of his house incorporates a spiral staircase."

Illustration accumulation

accumulation noun

/ə.ˌkjuːm.jə.ˈleɪ.ʃən/

The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.

"The accumulation of snow made it difficult to open the front door. "

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

Illustration experience

experience noun

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.

"It was an experience he would not soon forget."

Illustration appropriateness

appropriateness noun

/əˈproʊpriətnəs/ /əˈproʊpriətˌnɛs/

The quality or condition of being appropriate

"The appropriateness of wearing jeans to a job interview is debatable. "

Illustration accumulate

accumulate verb

/əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/ /ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌleɪt/

To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)

"He wishes to accumulate a sum of money."

Illustration indicating

indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

Illustration ejaculation

ejaculation noun

/iˌdʒækjuˈleɪʃən/

The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight.

"The volcano's eruption began with a violent ejaculation of ash and molten rock into the sky. "

Illustration transcript

transcript noun

/ˈtɹænskɹɪpt/ /ˈtɹanskɹɪpt/

Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy.

"The student needed a transcript of her high school grades to apply to college. "

Illustration successive

successive adjective

/səkˈsɛsɪv/

Coming one after the other in a series.

"They had won the title for five successive years."

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

Illustration reflecting

reflecting verb

/ɹɪˈflɛktɪŋ/

To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.

"A mirror reflects the light that shines on it."