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alumnus

noun [C]
 
/əˈlʌm.nəs/ (plural alumni /-naɪ/ ) mainly US

Definition

someone who has left a school, college, or university after finishing their studies there: the alumni of St MacNissi's College Several famous alumni have agreed to help raise money for the school's restoration fund.Students and pupils
(Definition of alumnus noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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