Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matriculation

/məˌtrɪkjəˈleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: ma-tric-u-la-tion
IPA: /məˌtrɪkjəˈleɪʃən/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Enrollment in a college or university.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A pass in some university examinations.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A registration of armorial bearings.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˌtrɪkjəˈleɪʃən/
British English: /məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

matriculations (plural)

Derived Forms

postmatriculation prematriculation

Phrases

matriculation exam matriculation examination alma mater

Frequently Paired Words

alma mater immatriculate immatriculation matriculant matriculate matrix

Synonyms

matric

Questions

How do you pronounce matriculation?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˌtrɪkjəˈleɪʃən/.
What does matriculation mean?: Enrollment in a college or university.

How to pronounce matriculation

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