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'nourishing mother'; pl.
[rarely used] almae matres) is an allegorical latin phrase for a university , school, or college that one formerly attended. [ ] in us usage, it can also mean the school from which one graduated. [ ] the phrase is variously translated as "nourishing mother", "nursing mother", or "fostering mother", suggesting...
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