ALMA MATER


Meaning of ALMA MATER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌal-mə-ˈmä-tər ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.