noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/əˈlʌmnaɪ/
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South-Asia:/əˈlʊmnaj/
South-Asia:/ələmˈnaj/
South-Asia:/ˈaləmnaj/
South-Asia:/-i/
CMU ARPABET:AH0 L AH1 M N AY2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
plural of alumnus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
Examples
The alumni of this university include many famous artists and politicians.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of alumna
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
plural of alum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An individual alumnus or alumna.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed, sometimes
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.