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alumnusA male graduate or former student of a particular school, college, or university

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A male graduate or former student of a particular school, college, or university

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈlʌmnəs/

Korean meaning: 남자 졸업생, 동문, 동창

Korean pronunciation: 어**럼**너스

Example Sentences

  • The billionaire alumnus donated a new library to his alma mater.
  • Every alumnus received a golden spoon at the reunion, but nobody knew why.
  • The famous alumnus forgot his own graduation year during the speech.

alumnus

NOUN

//əˈlʌmnəs//

A male graduate or former student of a particular school, college, or university

alumnus concept
💡 Concept

A male graduate or former student of a particular school, college, or university

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alumnus rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

An alumnus returns to campus, showing his elevated status.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈlʌmnəs/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈlʌmnəs/

🌳Etymology

Rootalumn-
Suffix--us

Origin

라틴어에서 온 말로, 원래 '양육하다, 기르다'라는 뜻의 'alere'에서 파생되었습니다. 학교가 학생들을 기르고 양육한다는 의미에서 졸업생을 지칭하게 되었어요.

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🎵Rhyme

campusstatus
campus
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📝Examples

The billionaire alumnus donated a new library to his alma mater.

😄 Fun example

Every alumnus received a golden spoon at the reunion, but nobody knew why.

😄 Fun example

The famous alumnus forgot his own graduation year during the speech.

As an alumnus of the business school, he mentors young entrepreneurs.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

graduateformer studentex-student

Antonyms

current studentenrollee

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