almae matres

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌælmaɪ ˈmætɹɛs/

Noun

almae matres

1. plural of alma mater
   • 1936, American Council of Learned Societies, Dictionary of American Biography, page 463:

     Instead, he gave himself over to a course in books; through a long life they were his unnumbered and always unforgotten almae matres.

   • 1977, Christopher Darlington Morley, Ironing Board, page 177:

     His three happiest almae matres in New York were the Fishing Gazette, the New York Tribune and the New York Times.

   • 2000, Donald Asher, Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different, page 9:

     Whether a professor will help you learn cannot be revealed by the number and prestige of his or her almae matres.