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- [uh-luhm-nuh s]
- /əˈlʌm nəs/
- /əˈlʌm.nəs/
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- [uh-luhm-nuh s]
- /əˈlʌm nəs/
Definitions of alumnus word
- countable noun alumnus The alumni of a school, college, or university are the people who used to be students there. 3
- noun alumnus a graduate of a school, college, etc 3
- noun alumnus a person, esp. a boy or man, who has attended or is a graduate of a particular school, college, etc. 3
- noun plural alumnus a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university. 1
- noun plural alumnus a former associate, employee, member, or the like: He invited all the alumni of the library staff to the party. 1
- noun alumnus Alumnus (in Latin a masculine noun) refers to a male graduate or former student; the plural is alumni. An alumna (in Latin a feminine noun) refers to a female graduate or former student; the plural is alumnae. Traditionally, the masculine plural alumni has been used for groups composed of both sexes and is still widely so used: the alumni of Indiana University. Sometimes, to avoid any suggestion of sexism, both terms are used for mixed groups: the alumni/alumnae of Indiana University or the alumni and alumnae of Indiana University. While not quite equivalent in meaning, the terms graduate and graduates avoid the complexities of the Latin forms and eliminate any need for using a masculine plural form to refer to both sexes. 1
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Origin of alumnus
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < Latin: foster son, pupil, equivalent to al- (stem of alere to feed, support) + -u- (< stem-vowel *-o- in interior syllable) + -m(i)nus, orig. passive participial suffix (cf. adult, old), akin to Greek -menos; see phenomenon
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Parts of speech for Alumnus
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alumnus popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alumnus
noun alumnus
- alum — An alum is the same as an alumnus.
- alumna — a female graduate of a school, college, etc
- 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 alumnus
noun alumnus
- undergraduate — a student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's, degree.
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