Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - alma mater
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Alma mater
alma mater
~ n 1 the school, college, or university that you used to attend 2 AmE the song of a particular school, college, or university
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(alma maters) 1. Your alma mater is the school or university which you went to. (FORMAL) N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with poss 2. A school or college’s alma mater is its official song. (AM) N-SING ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Latin, fostering mother Date: 1651 1. a school, college, or university which one has attended or from which one has graduated 2. the song or hymn of a school, college, or university ALMA geographical name 1. river 50 miles (80 kilometers) in SW Crimea, Ukraine 2. city Canada in E Quebec on the Saguenay population 25,918 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. the university, school, or college one attends or attended. Etymology: L, = bounteous mother ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- L. "bountiful mother," title Romans gave to goddesses, especially Ceres and Cybele, from alma, almus "nourishing," from alere "nourish," + mater "mother." First transfered to British universities 1710. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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