How to pronounce alumna
American English pronunciation
uh-LUM-nuh
- IPA
- /əˈlʌmnə/
- Syllables
- uh · LUM · nuh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What alumna means
A woman who graduated from a particular school
In a sentence: My aunt is an alumna of the college, so she went back to visit for its big reunion.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed straight from the Latin alumna, a girl or woman who was a pupil. A man who graduated is an alumnus.
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