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alum
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
alum
(noun)
alum
/ə
ˈ
lʌm/
noun
plural
alums
alum
/ə
ˈ
lʌm/
noun
plural
alums
Britannica Dictionary definition of ALUM
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US, informal
:
someone who attended or graduated from a particular school, college, or university
:
alumnus
,
alumna
a Harvard
alum
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