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Meanings
Conjunction
1. cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
Kanji used
concurrently
Pitch accent
Top 5900
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
holding another position; serving concurrently as; concurrent position
combined use; combination; filling two positions; serving two purposes; dual-use
concurrently studying the teachings of two or more different schools or sects
doing simultaneously
part-time mom; working mother
living room-cum-dining room
living room and bedroom; bed-sitter
having both
subject for a poem
prime minister also serving as foreign minister
holding of concurrent (official) posts; concurrent post
Examples (5 in total)
He is a novelist and a painter.
The editor and publisher is my cousin.
Julius Gustav Neubronner was a German apothecary and inventor.