fem. proper name, from Latin Alma "nourishing," fem. of almus; from alere "to suckle, nourish," from PIE root *al- (2) "to grow, nourish."
allusion
allusive
alluvial
alluvium
ally
Alma
Alma Mater
Almagest
almah
almanac
almighty
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