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minus-squareLalSalaamComrade@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoThat’s the remnants of old British English, which probably preserved one if the features of Latin. It means “also/and”. So penetration-cum-blast round means penetration-and-blast round. On second thought, this really doesn’t fix how wrong it sounds.
minus-squareAndrasKrigare@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoAh, that makes sense, like summa cum laude.
That’s the remnants of old British English, which probably preserved one if the features of Latin. It means “also/and”.
So penetration-cum-blast round means penetration-and-blast round. On second thought, this really doesn’t fix how wrong it sounds.
Ah, that makes sense, like summa cum laude.