Alma

[al-muh, al-mah]

noun

1. a town in southeastern Quebec, in southeastern Canada.

2. a first name: from a Latin word meaning “kind.”

Example Sentences

When she returned to her alma mater, it seemed to be thriving.

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The speech was meant to be his triumphant return to his alma mater.

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What I’m saying about my alma mater losing that football game connects with what is happening to our country.

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Headquartered in Denver, Colo, Crescat was established 1999, its name derived from the motto of his alma mater, the University of Chicago: “Crescat scientia; vita excolatur,” which means, “Let knowledge grow to enrich life.”

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The couple named their newborn daughter Alma Grace Baptista Evans, according to the outlet.

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