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matricola

registration number, freshman

noun mah-TREE-koh-lah Rare
People & Society Education

Origin: Medieval Latin matricula, diminutive of matrix (register)

Usage Note

Matricola has two common meanings: an identification or registration number (student ID, military service number) and, colloquially, a first-year university student. It is feminine regardless of the sex of the person referred to: lui è una matricola — he's a freshman. The plural is regular: matricole.

Examples

"La sua matricola universitaria è 12345."

Natural Translation

Her university registration number is 12345.

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