alum vs scholar

scholar vs alum

alum and scholar both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alum	Yes	No	No	No
scholar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scholar is a hypernym of alum; that is, scholar is a word with a broader meaning than alum:

alum: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
scholar: a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

Other hypernyms of alum include bookman, scholarly person.

alum (noun)	scholar (noun)
a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)	a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum	someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum	a student who holds a scholarship
a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

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