Matriculation

//məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Enrollment in a college or university. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    admission to a group (especially a college or university) wordnet
  3. 3
    A pass in some university examinations. countable, uncountable

    "It was Oxford now—the matriculation photograph, posed in the stony front quad at Corpus, the pelican on top of the sundial appearing to sit on the head of the lanky, begowned chemist at the centre of the back row."

  4. 4
    A registration of armorial bearings. Scotland, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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bookingcatalogingchroniclingenlistmentenrollmententering

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"Less than a week after the matriculation ceremony, Tom already had a hundred friends."

Related phrases

matriculation exammatriculation examination

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