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John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

Writers often choose access when discussing complex ideas.

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cum

Part of SpeechprepositionPronunciation/kʌm/Used In Literature ↓

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

In a Sentence

He built a bus-cum-greenhouse that made a bold statement, but the plants in it didn't live very long.

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Common Phrases

laude cum. cumomnibus cumeo cumsuis cumsit cumcum etcum una
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Poetry examples for cum

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