Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman graduate or former student of a school, college, or university.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female pupil or graduate of any educational institution.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a female
pupil orstudent (especially of auniversity orcollege ) - noun a female
graduate
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Fresno for the 2009 Top Dog Alumni Awards., the highest honor given to an alumnus / alumna, which is based on scholarship, leadership and service to the university, the region and the state.
FresnoStateNews.com 2009
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Fresno for the 2009 Top Dog Alumni Awards., the highest honor given to an alumnus / alumna, which is based on scholarship, leadership and service to the university, the region and the state.
FresnoStateNews.com 2009
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Another alumna had just finished a graduate program in England, gotten pregnant, been dumped by her law-student boyfriend and returned to the U.S. "in a horrible state of depression."
Life and Faith in Hell's Kitchen William McGowan 2011
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A Smith alumna named Sally on the different types of activism
Backscratching in Our Time — Gloria Steinem and J. Courtney Sullivan « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009
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In "New Orleans schools: A nexus of poverty, high expulsion rates, hyper-security and novice teachers," a Teach For America alumna, Davina Allen, observed, "If you're struggling with behavioral issues, then there's a very good chance you're not teaching well."
John Thompson: New Orleans Charter Schools Need to Respect Teachers' Experience, Students' Dignity John Thompson 2011
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Roy Vagelos, medical school alumnus and former CEO of Merck & Co., and his wife, Barnard alumna Diana Vagelos.
Columbia University Medical Center Receives $50 Million Donation The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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One of my fellow teachers, an alumna from this school told me, "For many of these students, this is the only graduation they'll see -- and their parents know it."
Robert Schwartz: Middle School 'Graduation' Is No Time for Excessive Celebration Robert Schwartz 2011
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A Smith alumna named Sally on the different types of activism
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One of my fellow teachers, an alumna from this school told me, "For many of these students, this is the only graduation they'll see -- and their parents know it."
Robert Schwartz: Middle School 'Graduation' Is No Time for Excessive Celebration Robert Schwartz 2011
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A Smith alumna named Sally on the different types of activism
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