2007-02-02 10:37:07 · 6 answers · asked by Artsy 1 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The word 'alumni' is the plural form of the Latin word, 'alumnus' (m) and 'alumna' (f), and it means 'student'. We use it popularly to refer to someone who was a student and who has gone on. A sample of usage is "He is an alumnus of Harvard". "The alumni of the graduating class of 1962 will have their reunion there on the weekend of June 24th this year." "This new set of encyclopedias is a gift of the alumni of last year."
2007-02-02 10:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by mary_n_the_lamb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right idea. Wrong term.
"Alumni" is the popular name of the organization of former students from an educational institution.
If we were to "split hairs" about it, "alumni" is the name of the MALE members of the organization and "alumna" is the name for the FEMALE members of the organization.
To make matters worse: the individual male members of the organization are individually referred to as "alumnus" while the individual female members are referred to as "alumna".
... but no one splits hairs THAT much.
2007-02-02 10:47:51 · answer #2 · answered by BlackFalcon5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alumni are people who have graduated from that school. Singular is alumnus.
2007-02-02 10:40:23 · answer #3 · answered by ecolink 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Alumni is if you've graduated from that paticular college or university. You can't be alumni if you haven't attended that college.
2007-02-02 10:42:26 · answer #4 · answered by redneckgal 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
usually a bunch of students who have successfully graduated from college/uni
2007-02-02 10:44:55 · answer #5 · answered by uzi513 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a person who graduated from a higher learning institution.
2007-02-02 10:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by robert v 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋