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alumna
a·lum·na
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nə
/
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noun,
plural
a·lum·nae
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əˈlʌm
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a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
Origin:
1880–85,
Americanism; <
Latin:
foster daughter, pupil; feminine of
alumnus
Can be confused:
alum
,
alumna,
alumnae,
alumni
,
alumnus
(see usage note at
alumnus
).
Usage note
See
alumnus.
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alumna
(əˈlʌmnə)
—
n
,
pl
-nae
chiefly
(
US
), (
Canadian
) a female graduate of a school, college, etc
[C19: feminine of
alumnus
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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