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Alma
School or university that a person has attended or graduated from

Alma

Alma mater is an allegorical Latin phrase meaning 'nourishing mother'.

It personifies a school that a person has attended or graduated from. The term is related to alumnus, meaning 'nursling', which describes a school graduate.

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