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alma mater definition

alma ma·ter (al′mə mät′ər, äl′-; māt′-)

  1. the college or school that one attended
  2. its official anthem, or hymn

Etymology: L, fostering mother

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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