alumnus
noun/əˈlʌmnəs/
/əˈlʌmnəs/
(plural alumni
(formal)/əˈlʌmnaɪ/
/əˈlʌmnaɪ/
)- a former student of a school, college or universityTopics Educationc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryAlumnus is used before these nouns:
- reunion
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘nursling, pupil’, from alere ‘nourish’.Want to learn more?
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