matura

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noun

A final exam that young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education in certain European countries.

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Meanings

matura1

nounmatura (plural maturas)

plural maturas

  1. A final exam that young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education in certain European countries.

Matura2

proper nounMatura (plural Maturas)

plural Maturas

  1. A surname from Serbo-Croatian.

Origin

matura · noun

  1. Latinmātūrus
  2. Latinmātūrus
  3. Englishmatura

Borrowed from Latin mātūra.

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Matura · proper noun

  1. Serbo-CroatianMatura
  2. EnglishMatura

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Matura.

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Translations

Bulgarian мату́ра, зре́лостен и́зпит
  • мату́ра (matúra)final exam in certain European countries
  • зре́лостен и́зпит (zrélosten ízpit)final exam in certain European countries
Czech maturita
  • maturitafinal exam in certain European countries
German Matura
  • Maturafinal exam in certain European countries
Hungarian érettségi, érettségi vizsga
  • érettségifinal exam in certain European countries
  • érettségi vizsgafinal exam in certain European countries
Italian maturità
  • maturitàfinal exam in certain European countries
Latin mātūritās, mātūra
  • mātūritāsfinal exam in certain European countries
  • mātūrafinal exam in certain European countries
Norwegian Bokmål matura
  • maturafinal exam in certain European countries
Polish matura
  • maturafinal exam in certain European countries

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APA

matura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matura

MLA

“matura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matura. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matura,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matura.

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