alma mater
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin for "nourishing mother". Derives from the full name ("Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna") of the oldest European university, the University of Bologna (founded in 1088).
Noun [edit]
alma mater (plural almae matres or alma maters)
- A school or college from which an individual has graduated or which they have attended.
- A school's anthem or song.
Translations [edit]
graduated school
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school anthem
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
alma māter (genitive almae mātris); f, first declension
- (Ancient Rome) mother goddess
- (Medieval Christianity) Virgin Mary