matric
/ˈmeɪtrɪk/
noun
- Short for matriculation; the process of enrolling at a university or college, or the final school exams that qualify a student for university entrance (used especially in South Africa and the UK).
- In South Africa, students write matric exams at the end of grade 12.
- She passed her matric with high marks and got into her first-choice university.
- He studied hard for his matric and was relieved when it was over.
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