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matriculation examination

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An examination which to pass is required for candidates to enter a country’s academic education system or kinds of career courses therein, nowadays (since the later 20th-century in developing countries) a school leaving certificate concluding secondary education en masse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: higher education entrance qualification, entry qualification into higher education

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ylioppilastutkinto — Translations
  • Finnish: ylioppilaskirjoitukset — Translations
  • German: Hochschulzugangsprüfung — Translations
  • German: Hochschulzugangsberechtigung — Translations
  • German: Hochschulreife — Translations