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Definitions for Alumnus
[1] a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
[2] a former associate, employee, member, or the like: He invited all the alumni of the library staff to the party.
[3] mainly US and Canadian a graduate of a school, college, etc
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Words nearby Alumnus
aluminum plant, aluminum silicate, aluminum soap, aluminum sulfate, alumna, alumnus, alumroot, alundum, alunite, alunogen, alure
Origin of Alumnus
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
Words that may be confused with Alumnus
alum, alumna, alumnae, alumni, alumnus, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)
Word origin for Alumnus
C17: from Latin: nursling, pupil, foster son, from alere to nourish
Synonyms for Alumnus
alum, alumna, postgraduate, old grad