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An alumn is a former student of a university, usually a graduate. In Latin, Alumnus is a masculine singular form of the word, Alumna is the feminine singular form. The Latin plural is alumni, for men, and alumnae for women, although alumns is also often used. Alumni and Alumnae reunions are a popular event at many universities, which are organized by alumni associations--and are often occasions for learning, socializing, and fund-raising.


Due to concerns about political correctness at colleges and universities particularly in the United States, as well as a desire among academics to seem to know Latin, the preferred terms on college campuses now are generally "alumnus" and "alumna." It is regarded as politically incorrect, and arguably grammatically incorrect, to use "alumnus" and "alumni" to refer to women, but some people still stubbornly use those terms that way.


Anyone for the genitive, dative, accusative, vocative?