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alumna

a·lum·na
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-luhm-nuh]
    • /əˈlʌm nə/
    • /əˈlʌm.nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-luhm-nuh]
    • /əˈlʌm nə/

Definitions of alumna word

  • noun alumna a female graduate of a school, college, etc 3
  • noun alumna a girl or woman alumnus 3
  • noun plural alumna a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university. 1
  • noun alumna See alumnus.   1
  • noun alumna A female graduate or former student of a particular school, college, or university. 1
  • noun alumna female former student 1

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Origin of alumna

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85, Americanism; < Latin: foster daughter, pupil; feminine of alumnus

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Parts of speech for Alumna

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

alumna popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for alumna

noun alumna

  • alum — An alum is the same as an alumnus.
  • postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
  • graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.

Antonyms for alumna

noun alumna

  • undergraduate — a student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's, degree.

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