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alma mater
 
SYLLABICATION:al·ma ma·ter
PRONUNCIATION:  lm mätr, älm
VARIANT FORMS: or Al·ma Ma·ter
NOUN:1. The school, college, or university that one has attended. 2. The anthem of an institution of higher learning.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin Alma Mter, nourishing mother (epithet of certain goddesses) : alma, feminine of almus, nourishing; see al-2 in Appendix I + mter, mother; see maternal.
 
 
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