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Alumni
graduate of a school, college, or university / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are people who used to be students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some way from the institution.
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The Latin noun alumnus means "foster son" or "pupil" and comes from the verb alere "to nourish".