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matriculation

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.

Sound

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
Real reading context

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