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alumna

[ uh-luhm-nuh ]

noun

, plural a·lum·nae [uh, -, luhm, -nee].
  1. a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.


alumna

/ əˈlʌmnə /

noun

  1. a female graduate of a school, college, etc


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Gender Note

What's the difference between alumna, alumnus, and alum? See alumnus.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of alumna1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–45; from Latin: literally, “foster daughter, pupil”; feminine of alumnus

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Word History and Origins

Origin of alumna1

C19: feminine of alumnus

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Example Sentences

The ‘SNL’ alumna is back with her first film since ‘Bridesmaids.’

A WASP-y Smith alumna named Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) has a lesbian affair after college.

"Women are expected to do everything, do it well, and look hot while doing it," one alumna told the commission.

“You are buying into that network,” says one recent Harvard alumna.

“They claim me as an alumna, though I did not alum,” she said.

It was founded by an alumna for marked proficiency in English with general excellency in other lines.

To the alumna and the student, the picture called up by those words is sufficiently definite and demands no amplification.

A young alumna of the preceding class had welcomed the proud graduates.

A debate was sometimes introduced, a Shakespeare reading, or an address by an alumna student.

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