alumni — people who have graduated from a particular school, college, or university (plural of alumnus/alumna)
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: people who have graduated from a particular school, college, or university (plural of alumnus/alumna)
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈlʌmnaɪ/
Example Sentences
- The billionaire alumni were asked to donate money, but they said they were too busy counting their own cash.
- Harvard's alumni include presidents, Nobel laureates, and surprisingly, people who still can't parallel park.
- The alumni magazine featured successful graduates from various fields.
alumni
NOUN[/əˈlʌmnaɪ/]
people who have graduated from a particular school, college, or university (plural of alumnus/alumna)
The alumni return to campus, hugging old friends near the fountain where they once studied.
Alumni samurai set butterflies free in the sky!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Alumni derives from the Latin alumnus, which evolved from the verb alere meaning 'to nourish, rear, or foster'. The term metaphorically represents graduates as the 'children' of their alma mater, reflecting the institution's role in educating and developing students.
Breakdown
al- (nourish, foster) + -umnus (past participle suffix forming a noun agent). The plural form alumni replaces the singular -us ending with the Latin masculine plural -i.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The billionaire alumni were asked to donate money, but they said they were too busy counting their own cash.”
“Harvard's alumni include presidents, Nobel laureates, and surprisingly, people who still can't parallel park.”
“The alumni magazine featured successful graduates from various fields.”
“Many companies actively recruit from our university's alumni database.”
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