| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| (AL-muh MAH-tuhr, AHL-muh MAH-tuhr) The school or university from which one graduated. The term also refers to a school’s official song: “The reunion began with everyone singing the alma mater.” From Latin, meaning “nurturing mother.” | 1 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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