Matric

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /məˈtɹɪk/

Origin

From matriculation.

Full definition of matric

Noun

1. (South Africa) The final year of high school. from 20th c.
2. (South Africa) Someone in their final year of high school. from 20th c.
• 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 37: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.

Anagrams

• tricam