Definitions

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  • noun Plural of alumnus.

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  • noun Plural form of alumnus; indicates both males and females, or males only.
  • noun An individual alumnus or alumna.

Etymologies

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From Latin alumni.

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Examples

  • The other is what we call our alumni client partners, which you see on page ten, or slide ten and when we began this approach of hiring a lot of new client partners as in 2005, and o those who were already with us at that time are called alumni and everybody else is one of the new classes.

    Biotech Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2008

  • The other is what we call our alumni client partners, which you see on page ten, or slide ten and when we began this approach of hiring a lot of new client partners as in 2005, and o those who were already with us at that time are called alumni and everybody else is one of the new classes.

    Biotech Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2008

  • The other is what we call our alumni client partners, which you see on page ten, or slide ten and when we began this approach of hiring a lot of new client partners as in 2005, and o those who were already with us at that time are called alumni and everybody else is one of the new classes.

    Biotech Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2008

  • The other is what we call our alumni client partners, which you see on page ten, or slide ten and when we began this approach of hiring a lot of new client partners as in 2005, and o those who were already with us at that time are called alumni and everybody else is one of the new classes.

    Biotech Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2008

  • The other is what we call our alumni client partners, which you see on page ten, or slide ten and when we began this approach of hiring a lot of new client partners as in 2005, and o those who were already with us at that time are called alumni and everybody else is one of the new classes.

    Biotech Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2008

  • Most UK businesses with 10 staff or more will have at least one regular Facebook user among their employees; Facebook is also widely used to maintain alumni networks of current and former colleagues.

    Should AEC businesses use Facebook? « pwcom 2.0 2009

  • Obviously, I'm not going to sell $5,000 worth of books to the Loughlin alumni, which got me to career day in the first place -- but who cares?

    Dal LaMagna: Responsible Capitalists at Bishop Loughlin High School Dal LaMagna 2010

  • Obviously, I'm not going to sell $5,000 worth of books to the Loughlin alumni, which got me to career day in the first place -- but who cares?

    Dal LaMagna: Responsible Capitalists at Bishop Loughlin High School Dal LaMagna 2010

  • Obviously, I'm not going to sell $5,000 worth of books to the Loughlin alumni, which got me to career day in the first place -- but who cares?

    Dal LaMagna: Responsible Capitalists at Bishop Loughlin High School Dal LaMagna 2010

  • There haven't been too many successful male alumni from the notorious fame academy unless you count him from the Kooks and Dane Bowers, perhaps because we like our boy pop stars authentic and real – maybe this is why grime artist Bashy, another Brit kid, has yet to break through.

    Rizzle Kicks (No 890) Paul Lester 2010

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  • Please use this word correctly! This is the male plural form. Alumnus is singular masculine, alumna feminine singular. Plural endings: alumni, masculine or mixed male and female, and alumnae, for female graduates. -us is masculine; -a is feminine; -i is masculine or mixed gender plural.

    August 20, 2008