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alumna

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a·lum·na  (-lmn)
n. pl. a·lum·nae (-n)
A woman graduate or former student of a school, college, or university. See Usage Note at alumnus.

[Latin, feminine of alumnus, pupil; see alumnus.]

alumna [əˈlʌmnə]
n pl -nae [-niː]
(Social Science / Education) Chiefly US and Canadian a female graduate of a school, college, etc.
[feminine of alumnus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.alumnaalumna - a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Ivy Leaguer - a student or graduate at an Ivy League school
old boy - a former male pupil of a school
bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
Translations
alumna [əˈlʌmnə] [alumnae] [əˈlʌmnaɪ] (pl) n (US) (= ex-student) [school] → ancienne élève f; [university] → ancienne étudiante f
alumna
n pl <-e> (US) → ehemalige Schülerin/Studentin, Ehemalige f
alumna [əˈlʌmnə] n (Am) (Univ) → ex allieva


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He was rewarded by seeing Maggie let her work fall, and gradually get so absorbed in his wonderful geological story that she sat looking at him, leaning forward with crossed arms, and with an entire absence of self-consciousness, as if he had been the snuffiest of old professors, and she a downy-lipped alumna.
 
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