2006-10-02 13:13:41 · 8 answers · asked by tati_iz_sexy23 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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alumni:
Noun
Inflected forms: pl.a·lum·ni A male graduate or former student of a school, college, or university.
Etymology
Latin, pupil, from alere, to nourish; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.
Usage Note
Alumnus and alumna both come from Latin and preserve Latin plurals. Alumnus is a masculine noun whose plural is alumni, and alumna is a feminine noun whose plural is alumnae. Coeducational institutions usually use alumni for graduates of both sexes. But those who object to masculine forms in such cases may prefer the phrase alumni and alumnae or the form alumnae/i, which is the choice of many women's colleges that have begun to admit men.
2006-10-02 13:21:46 · answer #1 · answered by dani 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
currently for most schools you can be an alumni if you took a class there and pay fees to the alumni association. actually i guess that is being a member of the alumni association which is actually different than being an actual alumni.
2006-10-02 13:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is what a graduate of a school is called.
You graduated, you are an alumni, you are part of the alumni
2006-10-02 13:16:57 · answer #3 · answered by Dennis K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alumni is the previous graduates of a school/institute/university.
2006-10-02 13:16:30 · answer #4 · answered by The Doctor 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's the plural of alumnus - or student. The alumni of a school are the former students of a school - those who actually graduated, I mean. They are always getting hit up to make donations to the school or come to events even after they graduate. It's pronounced "uh-lum-nigh" - so hope this helps.
2006-10-02 13:20:46 · answer #5 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alumni is like an old student
like and alumni of Harvard is someone who was a student at Harvard
2006-10-02 13:16:17 · answer #6 · answered by Shamgod 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Define Alumnus
2016-12-15 03:52:55 · answer #7 · answered by endicott 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any person who graduates is called an alumnus.
Alumni is the plural of alumnus.
2006-10-02 13:21:11 · answer #8 · answered by old c programmer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: alum·nus
Function: noun
Pronunciation: &-'l&m-n&s
Inflected Form(s): plural alum·ni/-"nī/
Etymology: Latin, foster son, pupil, from alere to nourish -- more at OLD
1 : one who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university
2 : one who is a former member, employee, contributor, or inmate
2006-10-02 13:22:48 · answer #9 · answered by barbiehow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An alumnus (singular) is someone who has graduated from a school.
2006-10-02 13:39:29 · answer #10 · answered by bubba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋