alma mater
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[edit] Etymology
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).
[edit] Noun
alma mater (plural alma maters or almae matres)
- A school or college from which an individual has graduated or which they have attended.
- A school's anthem or song.
[edit] Translations
graduated school
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school anthem
[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
alma māter (genitive almae mātris); f, first declension
- (Ancient Rome) mother goddess
- (Medieval Christianity) Virgin Mary