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matriculant

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[muh-trik-yuh-luhnt] / məˈtrɪk jə lənt /

noun

  1. a person who matriculates; a candidate for matriculation.


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Etymology

Origin of matriculant

1880–85; < Late Latin matriculant-, stem of mātriculāns, present participle of mātrīculāre “to enroll” ( see matriculate ( def. ))


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Flora Whitney, whose turfwise family knew the Middleburg atmosphere, was an early and helpful matriculant.

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