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alumnus

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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a·lum·nus /əˈlʌmnəs/ noun (plural alumni /-naɪ/) [countable] formal  SECa former student of a school, college etc 校友,毕业生
Examples from the Corpus
alumnusDelta has an integrated system with capabilities for student administrative functions such as scheduling, grading, attendance and alumni development.Change of this sort is probably what some administrators, cadets and alumni feared all along.The following information about Birmingham alumni has been collected from recent news reports.For many City College alumni, it was.One Foxfire alumnus put it this way: Somehow I learned to write more creatively as a result of Foxfire..Whenever she hits town, she enjoys picking with Rozum's fellow Summerdog alumnus Peter McLaughlin.And that alumnus helped seal the deal.In studying their alumni fund-raising campaigns, administrators found female graduates had fewer ties to their alma maters.
Origin alumnus (1600-1700) Latin foster son, pupil, from alere; → ALIMENTARY CANAL
a·lum·nus nounChineseSyllable
etc Corpus former a school, college student a of


alumnus
alumnus /əˈlʌmnəs/ noun (plural alumni /-naɪ/) [countable] formal
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: 'foster son, pupil', from alere; alimentary canal
a former student of a school, college etc


alum·nusBrE /əˈlʌmnəs/ 🔊NAmE /əˈlʌmnəs/ 🔊 noun (
plural
alumni BrE /əˈlʌmnaɪ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈlʌmnaɪ/ 🔊
)
(formal, especially NAmE)
a former male student of a school, college or university 男校友;男毕业生