alumna
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- noun
- /əˈlʌmnə/
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alumna
- They are for serious, independent-minded individuals who are ready to work," says Jenn Scheck-Kahn, an alumna of Bennington College.
Once, Stanford geology alumna spent her time preparing for six months on the space station.
- Once, Stanford geology alumna spent her time preparing for six months on the space station.
- So about me, I'm also an alumna.
- Even if Hugh Rodham kept us from claiming Clinton as an alumna, we can at least take a little credit for her early success.
Examples
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Recently, we visited Jamuna Sardar, an alumna of our project in India, who started the Trickle Up program in 2007 and graduated in 2009.
Blog text (16) -
It made me feel like a real person, a respectable Sacred Heart alumna.
Fiction book (2001) -
Yet as a Harvard alumna and Dean, she is also a direct product of this institution.
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Q: I see in your biography that you are an alumna of Smith.
Academic text (2016) -
Though, with a third Yale alumna, Yale must be feeling better!
Blog text (31) -
A successful alumna or alumnus could turn a student's decision in the direction of physics.
Academic text (2003) -
It's a great feeling even when you get top 10 in this massive regatta," added assistant coach and Academy alumna Taylor DeMesa.
Blog text (23) -
Erica Naone is a student in the science writing program at MIT and an alumna of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.
Academic text (2007) -
I'm an alumna of Smith College—and so is Farah Pandith.
Blog text (15) -
She received the Outstanding alumna Award for her contributions to the community.
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Etymology
The word alumna comes from the Latin alumnus, from the root alere meaning 'to feed' or 'to nourish'. So an alumna is a woman a school once 'fed' with knowledge, and you can also hear the short word 'alum' for any graduate.