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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