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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
2. 2
   a female person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) wordnet
3. 3
   A female graduate.

Synonyms

All synonyms

alumnusgraduatepostgraduate

Etymology

From Latin alumna.

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