alumni
Americannoun
Usage
Plural word for alumni Alumni is the plural form of the singular noun alumnus. The plurals of several other words ending in -us are also formed in this way, such as fungus/fungi and cactus/cacti. Irregular plurals that are formed like alumni derive directly from their original pluralization in Latin. Specifically, alumnus is the masculine singular form in Latin and alumni is the masculine plural form. The feminine singular form in Latin is alumna and the feminine plural form is alumnae. Sometimes, this distinction is carried over into English. However, alumnus and alumni are both commonly used in a gender-neutral way in English.Alumni is sometimes treated as a singular noun. However, this is not considered valid in standard English, and alumni should be treated as a plural form.
Example Sentences
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The kindergarten through 12th-grade school set up a venture-style fund for select students to invest primarily in startups founded by alumni.
It was standard practice for players not to know which donors or alumni contributed NIL funds that were distributed to the team.
From Los Angeles Times
The fires destroyed Scouts’ uniforms and alumni’s Eagle awards.
From Los Angeles Times
Along the near mile of the cedar-lined street, there were glorious lights, children singing and a soul-thumping procession by alumni of the John Muir High School drum corps.
From Los Angeles Times
The child of a Dutch executive and an artist, she enrolled at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, whose famous alumni include Lily James and Daisy Ridley.
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