Meanings
plural matriculations
- countableuncountableEnrollment in a college or university.
- countableuncountableA pass in some university examinations.
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.
1988, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 3, in The Swimming-Pool Library, paperback edition, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 60 - ScotlandcountableuncountableA registration of armorial bearings.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounadmission to a group (especially a college or university)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech imatrikulace
- imatrikulaceenrollment in a college or university
Dutch inschrijving, toelatingsexamen
- inschrijvingenrollment in a college or university
- toelatingsexamena pass in some university examinations
Finnish yliopistoon kirjoittautuminen, pääsykoe
- yliopistoon kirjoittautuminenenrollment in a college or university
- pääsykoea pass in some university examinations
French inscription, examen d'admission
- inscriptionenrollment in a college or university
- examen d'admissiona pass in some university examinations
German Immatrikulation, Einschreibung
- Immatrikulationenrollment in a college or university
- Einschreibungenrollment in a college or university
Hebrew בגרות
- בגרותa pass in some university examinations
Hungarian felsőoktatási/egyetemi/főiskolai felvételi/beiratkozás
- felsőoktatási/egyetemi/főiskolai felvételi/beiratkozásenrollment in a college or university
Icelandic innritun
- innritunenrollment in a college or university
Malay matrikulasi
- matrikulasienrollment in a college or university
Norwegian Bokmål immatrikulering
- immatrikuleringenrollment in a college or university
Portuguese matrícula
- matrículaenrollment in a college or university
Romanian înmatriculare
- înmatriculareenrollment in a college or university
Cite this entry
matriculation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matriculation
“matriculation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matriculation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matriculation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matriculation.
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