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Definition of Alumna
1. Noun. A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university).
Specialized synonyms: Ivy Leaguer, Old Boy
Generic synonyms: Bookman, Scholar, Scholarly Person, Student
Derivative terms: Graduate, Graduate
Definition of Alumna
1. n. fem. A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college.
Definition of Alumna
1. Noun. a female pupil or student (especially of a university or college) ¹
2. Noun. a female graduate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alumna
1. a female graduate [n -NAE]
Medical Definition of Alumna
1. Origin: L. See Alumnus. A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alumna
Literary usage of Alumna
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1907)
"THE Association of Collegiate alumna? will hold its quarter-centennial meeting
at Boston on November 5 to 9. Addresses at the public meeting on November 6 ..."
2. Henry Baird Favill, A.B., M.D., LL.D., 1860-1916: A Memorial Volume, Life by Henry Baird Favill (1917)
"... responsibilities of citizenship rest more on the medical profession than on
any other class. The alumna of St. Luke's, March, 1916. By a Pupil Nurse. ..."
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