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matric¹

  • /məˈtɹɪk/ UK
  • /ˈmeɪtɹɪk/ General South African

Where it comes from

From matriculation.

noun matrics

  1. South Africa, countable, uncountable The final year of high school.
  2. South Africa, countable, uncountable Someone in their final year of high school. Once, when some money disappeared […], it was Ben who took the cleaner under his wing and instituted inquiries which revealed a group of matric boys to be the culprits.

    Similar: senior

  3. Ireland, countable, historical, informal, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Matric

matric²

  • /ˈmeɪtɹɪk/
  • /ˈmætɹɪk/

Where it comes from

From matrix.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or pertaining to matrices. But throughout this book we look upon the matric algebras as our primary object;

Matric³

  • /məˈtɹɪk/

Where it comes from

From matriculation.

noun matric

  1. Ireland, historical, informal, uncountable The Matriculation Examination of the National University of Ireland (last held in 1992) Entrance […] is on the basis of the Matriculation Examination (Matric) of the National University of Ireland (N.U.I.) held in June and September each year. […] Passes in the Leaving Certificate (L. C.) in the requisite subjects, or in the General Certificate of Education, Northern Ireland, are accep

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noun final year of high school

Españolúltimo año de la secundaria

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"matric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/matric. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"matric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/matric.

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@misc{matric_2026,
  title = {matric},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/matric},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}