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Cum (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin cum (“with”).

Preposition

Used in indicating a thing or person which has two or more roles, functions, or natures, or a which has changed from one to another.

Etymology 3

Adjective

Clipping of cumulative.

Etymology 4

Noun

Abbreviation of cubic metre. (ex: The density of cement is 1440 kg/cum.)

For further definitions omitted see: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cum

Why this one? Because I used it in a joke and some apparently did not know the primary use as a preposition.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

of cum