"Matric" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /məˈtɹɪk/ Forms: matric [alternative]
Etymology: From matriculation. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Matric (uncountable)
  1. (Ireland, historical, informal) The Matriculation Examination of the National University of Ireland (last held in 1992) Tags: Ireland, historical, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Matric-en-noun-aNRjCaGo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "text": "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 accepted as equivalent to Matric.",
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          "text": "Now, finally, in September 1934, I entered my Matric year. […] I had six subjects – English, Maths, Latin, French, History and Irish – and in most of them I was quite competent, with the exception of Irish, of which I knew nothing. I learned everything off by heart for the Matric Irish.",
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