ALMA MATER


Meaning of ALMA MATER in English

Pronunciation: ˌ al-m ə - ' mä-t ə r

Function: 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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.