Etymology

abitur

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Today it means: A group of matriculation exams taken in the final year of German secondary school. Full definition →

First used mid 20th c.German Abitur
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  1. German · borrowed fromAbitur
  2. English todayAbitur

Borrowed from German Abitur.

First known use, by meaning

  • from mid 20th c. A group of matriculation exams taken in the final year of German secondary school.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.