alumnus
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thumb|372x372px|The Latin [[noun means "foster son" or "pupil" and is derived from the verb "to nourish". B Pictured: Lorado Taft's Alma Mater in Urbana, Illinois. ]] Alumni (: alumnus () or alumna ()) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums (: alum) or alumns (: alumn) as gender-neutral alternatives. The word comes from Latin, meaning nurslings, pupils or foster children, derived from "to nourish".
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thumb|372x372px|The Latin [[noun means "foster son" or "pupil" and is derived from the verb "to nourish". B Pictured: Lorado Taft's Alma Mater in Urbana, Illinois. ]] Alumni (: alumnus () or alumna ()) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums (: alum) or alumns (: alumn) as gender-neutral alternatives. The word comes from Latin, meaning nurslings, pupils or foster children, derived from "to nourish".
Alumni may or may not have completed their degree. For example, Burt Reynolds was an alumnus of Florida State University but not a graduate.
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