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alma mater

al·ma ma·ter [ lmə mtər, àlmə mtər ] (plural al·ma ma·ters) or Al·ma Ma·ter [ lmə mtər, àlmə mtər ] (plural Al·ma Ma·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. place where somebody was educated: the school, college, or university that somebody formerly attended

2. college song: a song used as the anthem of a school, college, or university

[< Latin, "bounteous mother," title given by the Romans to several goddesses]
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