matriculation
Britishnoun
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the process of matriculating
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(in Britain, except Scotland) a former school examination, which was replaced by the General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level), now superseded by the General Certificate of Secondary Education
Explanation
Matriculation is a noun meaning admission to a group, particularly a school. Matriculation is what hopefully follows after you send in your application. Though the dictionary sense of matriculation is admission, in practical use matriculation takes place when you enroll at a school. In other words, you can’t just be accepted to complete matriculation; you have to have to enroll, register, and matriculate. If you get a letter from a college or school with a list of what to do before your matriculation, those are the things you need to do before you arrive on campus — like send a big check!
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Example Sentences
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Here's David Tennant in his matriculation photograph for the Junior Academy, taken in 1982.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
Two matriculation cards are signed “Archibald Wright Graham.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2022
The Learning Policy Institute praised the network’s “integrated and rigorous approach,” and said that its New York City schools’ college acceptance and matriculation rates were also above average.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2021
Taking its place in sports management and business programs, esports organization and administration presents a new recruitment and matriculation opportunity, especially for tuition-dependent institutions.
From Slate • Sep. 14, 2020
In January of 1977, three months after my seventeenth birthday, I entered my final year of matriculation.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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