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used in indicating a thing with two roles, functions, or natures, or a thing that has changed from one to another (from Latin cum ("with"): He built a bus-cum-greenhouse that made a bold statement, but the plants in it didn't live very long. • Sites such as this show the full power of the Internet as a propaganda medium cum travel service cum organizing tool. Oh, and nightlife directory. • But instead of being a salesperson cum barista cum waitress merely serving the wordsmiths, I'm one of them, reading her latest baby out loud.  wiktionary.org) |
