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Added 10 October 2026

alumna

/əˈlʌmnə/ noun

Latin root: alumna Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about alumna at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
A female graduate.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin alumna.

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