alumnus
pronunciation
How to pronounce alumnus in British English:
UK [əˈlʌmnəs]
How to pronounce alumnus in American English:
US [əˈlʌmnəs]
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- Noun:
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Word Origin
- alumnus
- alumnus: see alma mater
- alumnus (n.)
- 1640s, from Latin alumnus "a pupil," literally "foster son," vestigial present passive participle of alere "to nourish" (see old), with ending akin to Greek -omenos. Plural is alumni. Fem. is alumna (1882), fem. plural alumnae.
Example
- 1. After meeting a shanghai imd alumnus , I was introduced into the dynamic shanghai imd community .
- 2. He is an alumnus and frequent lecturer of the international space university , and has published original concepts of space system architectures .
- 3. In mcleod ganj I met tenzin dhonyo , a brandeis alumnus who worked as a planning officer in the tibetan government in exile .
- 4. Some students , such as richard caperton , an mba alumnus of 2009 , join the centre in a research capacity during their mba programme .
- 5. Here and now , I cannot but mention dr. joseph needham , a cambridge alumnus who made important contribution to cultural exchanges between china and britain .