The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad
(noun) a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alumni
plural of alumnus
alumni (plural alumni)
(often proscribed) An individual alumnus or alumna.
• (of any gender): alum or alumn (US), alumnx
• alumna (feminine), alumnus (of unspecified gender or masculine)
• lumina, minaul
Source: Wiktionary
A*lum"nus, n.; pl. Alumni. Etym: [L., fr. alere to nourish.]
Definition: A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.