alumni

[uh-luhm-nahy]

noun

1. the plural of alumnus.

Example Sentences

Our alumni group of eight purchased season tickets in 1976, the same year that Geof Strand began his magical cheerleading run.

From Los Angeles Times

This year, he’s been honored by the city at the Mayor’s Ball for the Arts with the Emerging Artist award and recognized as one of UCLA’s top 100 alumni entrepreneurs for 2025.

From Los Angeles Times

For the first time, the election process included online votes, and about 23,000 alumni and staff participated.

From BBC

I would argue “Wild ‘N Out’s” alumni that have hit are as decorated or more than “In Living Color.”

From Los Angeles Times

Fans and alumni of both schools have been sparring ever since.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• alum 
• alumna 

When To Use

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.