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alma mater

noun

NAmE//ˌælmə ˈmɑt̮ər//

, NAmE//ˌɑlmə ˈmɑt̮ər//

Alma Mater [singular]

the school, college, or university that someone went to He donated $20 million to his alma mater, Columbia University.

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