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   alma mater

   /ˌalmə ˈmɑːtə/

   noun

   • 1. the university, school, or college that one formerly attended: "he started teaching at his alma mater"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the general sense ‘someone or something providing nourishment’): Latin, literally ‘generous mother’.

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