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almae matres

UK/ˌælmaɪ ˈmætɹɛs/

almae matres 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.

Questions about almae matres

What is almae matres the plural of?
Almae matres is the plural of alma mater.
How do you pronounce almae matres?
Almae matres is pronounced /ˌælmaɪ ˈmætɹɛs/ (UK).

Words near almae matres in the dictionary

  1. almadias
  2. almadie
  3. almadies
  4. almadraba
  5. almadrabas
  6. almae matres
  7. almagate
  8. almagest
  9. almagests
  10. almagra
  11. almagras

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