alma mater

al·ma ma·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [al-muh mey-ter]
- /ˈæl mə ˈmeɪ tər/
- /ˈɑːmə ˈmeɪ.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [al-muh mey-ter]
- /ˈæl mə ˈmeɪ tər/

Definitions of alma mater words

countable noun alma mater Your alma mater is the school or university which you went to. 3
singular noun alma mater A school or college's alma mater is its official song. 3
noun alma mater one's school, college, or university 3
noun alma mater the college or school that one attended 3
noun alma mater its official anthem, or hymn 3
noun alma mater a school, college, or university at which one has studied and, usually, from which one has graduated. 1

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alma mater popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for alma mater

noun alma mater

academy — Academy is sometimes used in the names of schools and colleges, especially those specializing in particular subjects or skills, or private high schools in the United States.
college — A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
institution — an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character: This college is the best institution of its kind.
old school — advocates or supporters of established custom or of conservatism: a military man of the old school.
university — an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.

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