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alma maters

alma maters is the plural of alma mater.

Meaning of alma mater

Noun

alma mater (plural almae matres or alma maters)

  1. A school, college, or university which a person has graduated from or attended.
    • I’m in the place where I grew up, where my alma mater is.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Evesham (1870)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 58
  2. A school’s anthem or song.

Forms of alma maters

alternative formalmae matres

Questions about alma maters

What is alma maters the plural of?
Alma maters is the plural of alma mater.

Words near alma maters in the dictionary

  1. allœosis
  2. allœotic
  3. alm
  4. alma
  5. alma mater
  6. alma maters
  7. Alma Park
  8. Alma-Ata
  9. almacantar
  10. almacantars
  11. Almach

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