alumnae, alumni

alumnae, alumni
   ◘ "Parker joined the other Wellesley alumni in a round of sustained applause from the podium" (Boston Globe).
   Alumni is the masculine plural for a collection of college graduates. In the context of an all-female institution, as in the example just cited, the correct word is alumnae. The singular forms are respectively alumna (feminine) and alumnus (masculine).

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