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noun al·ma ma·ter \ ˌal-mə-ˈmä-tər \
|Updated on: 7 Jul 2018
1 : a school, college, or university which one has attended or from which one has graduated
  • went to a class reunion at his alma mater
2 : the song or hymn of a school, college, or university
  • "Hey, Harvard boy, sing your alma mater!" shouted an obnoxious producer.
  • —Phil Kloer

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  1. I visited my old alma mater last week.

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Origin and Etymology of alma mater

Latin, fostering mother

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

ALMA MATER Defined for English Language Learners

alma mater

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  • : the school, college, or university that someone attended

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