- Alumni vs. Alumnus: Usage Guide | Merriam-Webster
For the plurals, alumni refers to multiple male or gender neutral graduates, alumnae is for multiple female grads, and alums is the gender neutral plural These terms are often used loosely and their strict definitions are in flux
- Alumni - Wikipedia
Alumni (sg : alumnus (MASC) or alumna (FEM)) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums (sg : alum) or alumns (sg : alumn) as gender-neutral alternatives
- Alumna, Alumnae, Alumni, Alumnus - Whats the Difference?
Alumni is the masculine plural form, but it is used to describe a group of both men and women who are former students, graduates, members, or contributors to an educational institution
- ALUMNI | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Alumni can be used to refer to men only, and in that case alumnae is used to refer to women only, but more often alumni is used to refer to either or both sexes where both attend the same school The singular forms are alumnus for a man, and alumna for a woman
- Grammarly Blog
Alumni: Graduates or former students of a particular educational institution; former members, employees, contributors, or the like Technically, alumni is the masculine plural form of the noun, but it can be used for either a group of mixed gender or a group of men
- Alumni vs. Alumnus: Refer to Graduates the Right Way
When you refer to alumni of a school, you're referring to more than one former student The phrase "an alumni" is incorrect, just as "an students" would always be incorrect
- Alumni - definition of alumni by The Free Dictionary
Alumnus is a masculine noun whose plural is alumni, and alumna is a feminine noun whose plural is alumnae Coeducational institutions usually use alumni for graduates of both sexes
- Alumnus vs. Alumni – The Correct Way to Use Each | Confusing Words
In short, alumnus means former pupil and alumni means former pupils, but there are some rules around the usage that can lead to confusion Latin terms are popular when referencing colleges and universities
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