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alma mater
Definitions
school you once attended or were a part of(Noun) school of graduation
Usage: Wells High is my alma mater.
(Noun) what you call the college you attended
Usage: My alma mater is the University of Georgia.
(Noun) Not Columbia University's official school song - that's something called "Stand, Columbia!" - hardly known, sung even more rarely.
Usage: If a band struck up "Stand, Columbia!" the alumni in the audience would have no idea what the song was. But strike up "Alma Mater" - and listen to the scraping of chairs as we all automatically rise.
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