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Definition of alumnus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alumnus

noun
 
/əˈlʌmnəs/
 
/əˈlʌmnəs/
(plural alumni
 
/əˈlʌmnaɪ/
 
/əˈlʌmnaɪ/
)
(formal)
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  1. a former student of a school, college or universityTopics Educationc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAlumnus is used before these nouns:
    • reunion
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘nursling, pupil’, from alere ‘nourish’.
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