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Definition of alumna noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alumna

noun
 
/əˈlʌmnə/
 
/əˈlʌmnə/
(plural alumnae
 
/əˈlʌmniː/
 
/əˈlʌmniː/
)
(formal)
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  1. a former female student of a school, college or universityTopics Educationc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin, feminine of alumnus from Latin, ‘nursling, pupil’, from alere ‘nourish’.
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