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ALMA MATER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alma mater mean?
• ALMA MATER (noun)
The noun ALMA MATER has 1 sense:
1. your alma mater is a school you graduated from
Familiarity information: ALMA MATER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Your alma mater is a school you graduated from
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("alma mater" is a kind of...):
school (an educational institution)
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