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Alumna vs. Alumnus
Alumna
Examples:
She is a proud alumna of Stanford University.The alumna returned to donate to her old college.Our CEO is an alumna of Harvard Business School.
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Alumnus
/əˈlʌmnəs/Examples:
An alumnus of the prestigious university, Maria never forgot her roots.James, an alumnus of Harvard, often visits the campus to mentor students.As an alumnus, Lisa contributed significantly to the scholarship fund.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Alumna refers specifically to a female graduate, while alumnus refers to a male graduate or can be used in general for any graduate.
- If youre talking about a group of mixed-gender graduates, you would use alumni'.
- Remember that alumna ends in a, which is often a feminine ending in Latin-derived languages.
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