"almae matres" meaning in English

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          "text": "Instead, he gave himself over to a course in books; through a long life they were his unnumbered and always unforgotten almae matres.",
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          "text": "His three happiest almae matres in New York were the Fishing Gazette, the New York Tribune and the New York Times.",
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