| Main Entry: |
alumnus/alumna
|
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | graduate |
| Synonyms: | alum, old grad, postgraduate |
| Main Entry: | alumnus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | graduate |
| Synonyms: | alum, alumna, old grad, postgraduate |
| Notes: | alumnus and alumna stem from Latin alere, 'to nourish or be nourished,' now by a university; originally alumnus was a pupil and now it is a male graduate; the plural alumni refers to either sex |
| Antonyms: | undergraduate |