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=== Speech Community === | === Speech Community === | ||
Primarily faculty | Primarily used by faculty of Bienen who have taught in MAB, as well as past Northwestern students and/or Bienen alumni who have studied there between 1940~2015. | ||
=== Related Terms === | === Related Terms === | ||
Revision as of 19:03, 24 May 2020
Pronunciation
[mawb] or [em ay bee] (when the letters are pronounced separately)
[mɒb] or [ɛm eɪ biː] (when the letters are pronounced separately)
Part of Speech
Noun
Description
An abbreviation for Music Administration Building, the old site for Northwestern's Bienen School of Music located at 711 Elgin Road. The building was built in 1873 and had originally served as a women's dormitory until 1940[1] when the School of Music moved there from its old location at 1822 Sherman Avenue[2]. The building was then renamed to the Music Administration Building from Willard Hall[3]. Since the opening of RCMA in 2015, MAB has been unoccupied.
Etymology
Derived from the initials of Music Administration Building.
Speech Community
Primarily used by faculty of Bienen who have taught in MAB, as well as past Northwestern students and/or Bienen alumni who have studied there between 1940~2015.
Related Terms
References
External Links
Northwestern University Archive | Music Administration Building
