"cume" meaning in English

See cume in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From cumulative; compare cumulate. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cume (not comparable)
  1. (film) Cumulative. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: box office
    Sense id: en-cume-en-adj-wZpknaQU Categories (other): Film Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Noun

Forms: cumes [plural]
Etymology: From cumulative; compare cumulate. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cume (plural cumes)
  1. (film) Cumulative box office receipts.
    Sense id: en-cume-en-noun-4QfpSvX0 Categories (other): Film Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  2. (radio, television) Cumulative audience.
    Sense id: en-cume-en-noun-Bd5NGjIs Categories (other): Radio, Television Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television
  3. (education) Cumulative grade point average.
    Sense id: en-cume-en-noun-8g3Wxd8R Categories (other): Education, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 4 63 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 2 2 2 21 8 25 1 29 1 2 1 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 24 7 28 0 32 0 1 1 0 1 1 Topics: education

Verb

Forms: cumes [present, singular, third-person], cuming [participle, present], cumed [participle, past], cumed [past]
Etymology: From cumulative; compare cumulate. Head templates: {{en-verb}} cume (third-person singular simple present cumes, present participle cuming, simple past and past participle cumed)
  1. (film) Earn cumulatively at the box office.
    Sense id: en-cume-en-verb-I~dWNc4i Categories (other): Film Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Inflected forms

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