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mə ˈmɑ noun
1.
a school, college, or university at which one has studied and, usually, from which one has graduated.
2.
the official anthem of a school, college, or university.
Origin:
< Latin: nourishing (i.e., dear) mother
< Latin: nourishing (i.e., dear) mother
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alma mater (ˈælmə ˈmɑːtə, ˈmeɪtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (often capitals) one's school, college, or university | |
| [C17: from Latin: bountiful mother] | |
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Word Origin & History
Alma Mater
late 14c., from L., lit. "bountiful mother," title Romans gave to goddesses, especially Ceres and Cybele, from alma, fem. of almus "nourishing," from alere "to nourish" (see old) + mater "mother." First used 1710 in sense of "one's university or school" in ref. to British universities.
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alma mater [(al-muh mah-tuhr, ahl-muh mah-tuhr)]The school or university from which one graduated. The term also refers to a school's official song: “The reunion began with everyone singing the alma mater.” From Latin, meaning “nurturing mother.”
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