alma mater (redirected from Alma matter)

al·ma ma·ter or Al·ma Ma·ter  (lm mätr, älm)

n.

1. The school, college, or university that one has attended.

2. The anthem of an institution of higher learning.

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[From Latin Alma Mter, nourishing mother (epithet of certain goddesses) : alma, feminine of almus, nourishing; see al-² in Indo-European roots + mter, mother; see maternal.]

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alma mater [ˈælmə ˈmɑːtə ˈmeɪtə]

n

(often capitals) one's school, college, or university

[from Latin: bountiful mother]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

alma mater - your alma mater is a school you graduated from school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"

Translations

alma mater [ˈælməˈmeɪtəʳ] N → alma máter f

alma mater [ˈælməˈmɑːtə^r] n

(formal) (= school, university) → alma mater f inv

(US) (= official song) → hymne m

alma mater

n → Alma Mater f