mater
Americannoun
plural
maters, matres-
British Informal. mother.
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the backing holding the movable parts of an astrolabe.
noun
Etymology
Origin of mater
First recorded in 1585–95, mater is from the Latin word māter
Example Sentences
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In June, his twin sons transferred to his alma mater from a Detroit prep school with hopes of making their papa proud and lifting the town’s spirit.
From Los Angeles Times
Prince William’s alma mater, Scotland’s elite University of St. Andrew’s, receives so many Americans it is now sometimes referred to as “mini-Nantucket.”
He’s a Granada Hills High graduate and was a teacher and girls’ basketball coach at his alma mater “forever.”
From Los Angeles Times
After returning to Hungary, in 1960 he became a repetiteur with the Budapest Philharmonic Society, and would later teach piano and chamber music at his alma mater.
From Barron's
His name was floated for other jobs, too, including the coordinator position at his alma mater, Georgia Tech.
From Los Angeles Times
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