alumnus or alumna

  • 1Alumnus — Old girl redirects here. For the Australian Rules Football ground, see Victoria Park, Melbourne. Alumni redirects here. For the Argentine football team, see Alumni Athletic Club. An alumnus (plural alumni), according to the American Heritage… …

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  • 2alumna — (n.) see ALUMNUS (Cf. alumnus) …

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  • 3alumna — ☆ alumna [ə lum′nə ] n. pl. alumnae [ə lum′nē] [L, fem. of ALUMNUS] a girl or woman alumnus …

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  • 4alumnus — (n.) 1640s, from L. alumnus a pupil, lit. foster son, vestigial present passive participle of alere to nourish (see OLD (Cf. old)), with ending akin to Gk. omenos. Plural is alumni. Fem. is alumna (1882), fem. plural alumnae …

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  • 5Alumna — A*lum na, n. fem.; pl. {Alumn[ae]} . [L. See {Alumnus}.] A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college. [1913 Webster] || …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6alumna — alumna, alumnus (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. graduate, fellow. See school …

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  • 7alumna — alumnus / alumna [n] graduate alum, old grad*, postgraduate; concept 350 …

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  • 8alumnus — alumna, alumnus (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. graduate, fellow. See school …

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  • 9alumnus — (stressed on the second syllable) means a former student or pupil, and comes from a Latin word meaning ‘nursling’. It is more common in AmE than in BrE. The plural form is alumni (pronounced niy) and the female form is alumna (plural alumnae,… …

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  • 10alumnus — / alumna [n] graduate alum, old grad*, postgraduate; concept 350 …

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