noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/
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General-American:/məˌtrɪkjəˈleɪʃən/
1
noun
Meaning 1
Enrollment in a college or university.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A pass in some university examinations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A registration of armorial bearings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
admission to a group (especially a college or university)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: matric
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: admission, admittance
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
imatrikulace
— enrollment in a college or university
Dutch:
inschrijving
— enrollment in a college or university
Finnish:
yliopistoon kirjoittautuminen
— enrollment in a college or university
French:
inscription
— enrollment in a college or university
German:
Immatrikulation
— enrollment in a college or university
German:
Einschreibung
— enrollment in a college or university
Hungarian:
felsőoktatási/egyetemi/főiskolai felvételi/beiratkozás
— enrollment in a college or university
Icelandic:
innritun
— enrollment in a college or university
Malay:
matrikulasi
— enrollment in a college or university
Norwegian Bokmål:
immatrikulering
— enrollment in a college or university
Norwegian Nynorsk:
immatrikulering
— enrollment in a college or university
Occitan:
inscripcion
— enrollment in a college or university
Portuguese:
matrícula
— enrollment in a college or university
Romanian:
înmatriculare
— enrollment in a college or university
Dutch:
toelatingsexamen
— a pass in some university examinations
Finnish:
pääsykoe
— a pass in some university examinations
French:
examen d'admission
— a pass in some university examinations
Hebrew:
בגרות
— a pass in some university examinations