Meaning

4 senses

  1. A male pupil or student.

    Student, Student

    учени́кučeník, студе́нтstudént

  2. A male graduate.

    Absolvent, Ehemaliger, Absolvent

    выпускни́кvypuskník

  3. A student of any gender.

  4. A graduate of any gender.

More definitions
  • a male person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

Examples

12 sentences

  1. I'm an alumnus of this university.

    deIch bin Absolvent dieser Universität. — Waldelfe

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  2. We're both alumni of this university.

    deWir sind beide Alumni dieser Universität. — Waldelfe

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  3. The event was open to students and alumni.

    ruВход на мероприятие был открыт студентам и выпускникам. — Ooneykcall

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  4. Tom is an alumnus.

    ruТом выпускник. — odexed

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  5. Tom is an alumnus of Harvard.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
a male pupil or student:
a male graduate:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
a male pupil or student:
a male graduate:
a graduate:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”).

Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”).

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Forms

plural: alumni / alumnuses
Singularalumnus
Pluralalumni / alumnuses

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
of any gender:alumalumnialumnxalumn

Word family

5 related words
Relatedalumalma materalimonyalimentary
Derivedalumni association

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
alumaluminiumB2aluminumB2alveolaralwaysA1amalgamate
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