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alma mater

noun as in school from which one has graduated

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Others define people by their home, car, alma mater, profession and fancy holidays — the list goes on.

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After graduating in 1999, the former cheerleader had little to cheer over the next two decades, as he watched his alma mater suffer through 21 losing seasons.

“Serving as the head coach at UCLA, my beloved alma mater, has been the honor of a lifetime,” Foster said in a statement.

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Well, it is starting to appear that we are on the way to another in a series of mediocre football seasons at my alma mater UCLA.

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Cain, who left a dozen roses at his alma mater, worries that his hometown will be forever known as the place where Kirk was assassinated.

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