alumnan.

Brit.

/əˈlʌmnə/, U.S.

/əˈləmnə/

Inflections: Plural alumnae.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin alumna, alumnus.

Etymology: < classical Latin alumna foster daughter, daughter, female child, feminine of alumnus alumnus n. Compare earlier alumnus n.

†1. A female pupil or student attending a particular school, university, or other seat of learning. Obsolete.

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1621 J. Wilson tr. L. Lessius & F. Androzzi Treasure of Vowed Chastity i. 22 Take none of the younger sort of widowes, &c. which is meant that they should not be admitted into the function or ministery of diaconisses, or into the number of the Alumnae or Pupills of the Church.

1838 W. J. A. Sheehy Reminiscences Rome xi. 214 At one time, about 200 poor girls were gratuitously educated and maintained in this establishment, though, at present, I believe, the Alumnæ do not exceed half that number.

2. Originally U.S. A female former pupil or student of a particular school, university, etc.; a female graduate of a particular seat of learning. In extended use: a female former member of any group, organization, etc.

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society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > former pupil or student

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society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > former pupil

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1843 Knickerbocker Oct. 377 So favorably are we impressed with these ‘exercises’ of the alumnæ of the Albany Female Academy.

1882 ‘M. Harland’ Eve's Daughters x. 177 The Alumnæ and Alumni of Oberlin.

1896 Cent. Mag. 51 798/1 The average salary of the alumna teacher would be below rather than above $1000 a year.

1910 Gen. Catal. Vassar Coll. 3 The editors..have tried to obtain the information necessary for a complete record of the alumnæ.

1937 Observer 2 May 34/4 Newnham have made an appeal for £100,000, which is a large sum for a women's college whose alumnæ are mostly not wealthy folk.

1986 S. Churcher N.Y. Confidential vii. 174 Ann Pierce, the Belle de Jour alumna, still has a thriving whiptease business.

2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 17 Sept. 62/2 She started working for Lisa Yuskavage, a fellow Yale alumna.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alumna
释义	alumnan. Brit. /əˈlʌmnə/, U.S. /əˈləmnə/ Inflections: Plural alumnae. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin alumna, alumnus. Etymology: < classical Latin alumna foster daughter, daughter, female child, feminine of alumnus alumnus n. Compare earlier alumnus n. †1. A female pupil or student attending a particular school, university, or other seat of learning. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1621 J. Wilson tr. L. Lessius & F. Androzzi Treasure of Vowed Chastity i. 22 Take none of the younger sort of widowes, &c. which is meant that they should not be admitted into the function or ministery of diaconisses, or into the number of the Alumnae or Pupills of the Church. 1838 W. J. A. Sheehy Reminiscences Rome xi. 214 At one time, about 200 poor girls were gratuitously educated and maintained in this establishment, though, at present, I believe, the Alumnæ do not exceed half that number. 2. Originally U.S. A female former pupil or student of a particular school, university, etc.; a female graduate of a particular seat of learning. In extended use: a female former member of any group, organization, etc. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > former pupil or student man1573 alumnus1800 alumna1843 alum1877 society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > former pupil alumnus1800 alumna1843 old boy1857 man1866 old girl1875 1843 Knickerbocker Oct. 377 So favorably are we impressed with these ‘exercises’ of the alumnæ of the Albany Female Academy. 1882 ‘M. Harland’ Eve's Daughters x. 177 The Alumnæ and Alumni of Oberlin. 1896 Cent. Mag. 51 798/1 The average salary of the alumna teacher would be below rather than above $1000 a year. 1910 Gen. Catal. Vassar Coll. 3 The editors..have tried to obtain the information necessary for a complete record of the alumnæ. 1937 Observer 2 May 34/4 Newnham have made an appeal for £100,000, which is a large sum for a women's college whose alumnæ are mostly not wealthy folk. 1986 S. Churcher N.Y. Confidential vii. 174 Ann Pierce, the Belle de Jour alumna, still has a thriving whiptease business. 2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 17 Sept. 62/2 She started working for Lisa Yuskavage, a fellow Yale alumna. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1621
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