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Definition of alma mater in English: alma maternoun ˌalmə ˈmeɪtəˌalmə ˈmɑːtəˌɑlmə ˈmɑdər one's alma materThe university, school, or college that one formerly attended. 母校 he started teaching at his alma mater Example sentencesExamples - Maintain contact with one's Alma Mater as a means of extending one's business and engineering network.
- For the first time since Ive graduated, I can say that I am proud of my alma mater.
- I could get used to Melbourne as an Alma Mater (the weekend turned out to be a wonderful period of revelation in this regard, but more on that later).
- Wackadoo's Grub & Brew was designed to target the college community by creating an atmosphere of pride and tradition in one's Alma Mater.
- These schools are Kallis’ ‘Alma Mater’: Wynberg Boys High in Cape Town, Selborne College in East London, Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg and Pretoria Boys High in Pretoria.
Synonyms educational institution, centre of learning
OriginMid 17th century (in the general sense 'someone or something providing nourishment'): Latin, literally 'generous mother'. This phrase, used with reference to a university or college once attended, first had the general sense ‘someone or something providing nourishment’; in Latin the literal meaning is ‘bounteous, nourishing mother’. It was a title given by the Romans to several goddesses but in particular to Ceres and Cybele, both representing fostering mother-figures. Alumnus (mid 17th century) is related, being Latin for ‘nursling, pupil’, from alere ‘nourish’, source of alma.
Definition of alma mater in US English: alma maternounˌälmə ˈmädərˌɑlmə ˈmɑdər one's alma mater1The school, college, or university that one once attended. 母校 he started teaching at his alma mater Example sentencesExamples - Wackadoo's Grub & Brew was designed to target the college community by creating an atmosphere of pride and tradition in one's Alma Mater.
- Maintain contact with one's Alma Mater as a means of extending one's business and engineering network.
- These schools are Kallis’ ‘Alma Mater’: Wynberg Boys High in Cape Town, Selborne College in East London, Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg and Pretoria Boys High in Pretoria.
- For the first time since Ive graduated, I can say that I am proud of my alma mater.
- I could get used to Melbourne as an Alma Mater (the weekend turned out to be a wonderful period of revelation in this regard, but more on that later).
Synonyms educational institution, centre of learning - 1.1 The anthem of a school, college, or university.
Example sentencesExamples - The goal was that new freshmen would learn their alma mater at Orientation and be able to sing it throughout their time at Mason.
- And best of all, I've already got an Alma Mater tune for them (click on the Playbook on the table)!
- The new Alma Mater was sung at Graduation for the first time on May 10.
- My high school doesn't have an alma mater, so I was asked to write one because nobody else in the school shows the ability/interest of writing music, and all the music teachers bugged out on it.
OriginMid 17th century (in the general sense ‘someone or something providing nourishment’): Latin, literally ‘generous mother’. |