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单词 alma mater
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alma mater

noun
/ˌælmə ˈmɑːtə(r)/, /ˌælmə ˈmeɪtə(r)/
/ˌælmə ˈmɑːtər/
(also Alma Mater)
[singular] (especially North American English)
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  1. the school, college or university that somebody went to
    • He donated $20 million to his alma mater, Columbia University.
    Topics Educationc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘someone or something providing nourishment’): Latin, literally ‘generous mother’.
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