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- Dictionaryal·ma ma·ter/ˌälmə ˈmädər/
noun
- 1. the school, college, or university that one once attended: "he started teaching at his alma mater"
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The meaning of ALMA MATER is a school, college, or university which one has attended or from which one has graduated. How to use alma mater in a sentence.
ALMA MATER definition: 1. the school, college, or university where you studied: 2. the official song of a school…. Learn more.
Your alma mater is your old school, college, or university. It's generally used as a positive term, implying reverence and loyalty for the nurturing qualities of the institution.
An alma mater is the school, college, or university that someone has graduated from. It’s most commonly used to refer to a college or university, but it can also refer to a high school.
Alma mater (Latin: alma mater, lit. 'nourishing mother'; pl.: almae matres) is an allegorical Latin phrase used to proclaim a school that a person has attended or, more usually, from which one has graduated.
alma mater. (ælmə mɑːtəʳ , -meɪtəʳ ) Word forms: plural alma maters. 1. countable noun [usually singular, usually with poss] Your alma mater is the school or university which you went to. [formal] 2. singular noun. A school or college's alma mater is its official song. [US]
ALMA MATER meaning: 1. the school, college, or university where you studied: 2. the official song of a school…. Learn more.
1. The school, college, or university that one has attended. 2. The anthem of an institution of higher learning. [From Latin Alma Māter, nourishing mother (epithet of certain goddesses) : alma, feminine of almus, nourishing; see al- in Indo-European roots + māter, mother; see maternal .]
alma mater. (ælmə mɑtər , - meɪtər ) Word forms: plural alma maters. 1. countable noun [usu sing, usu with poss] Your alma mater is the school, college, or university that you went to. [formal] 2. singular noun. A school, college, or university's alma mater is its official song. [US]
Definition of alma mater noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
