Definitions for alumna

alumna a·lum·na

Spelling: [uh-luhm-nuh]
IPA: /əˈlʌm nə/

Alumna is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 76 anagrams from letters in alumna (aalmnu).

Definitions for alumna

noun

  1. a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.

Origin of alumna

1880-85, Americanism; Latin: foster daughter, pupil; feminine of alumnus

Examples for alumna

“You are buying into that network,” says one recent Harvard alumna.

The ‘SNL’ alumna is back with her first film since ‘Bridesmaids.’

“They claim me as an alumna, though I did not alum,” she said.

To the alumna and the student, the picture called up by those words is sufficiently definite and demands no amplification.

"Women are expected to do everything, do it well, and look hot while doing it," one alumna told the commission.

It was founded by an alumna for marked proficiency in English with general excellency in other lines.

A debate was sometimes introduced, a Shakespeare reading, or an address by an alumna student.

Word Value for alumna
Scrable

8

Words with friends

12

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