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immatriculation

registration

noun ee-mah-tree-kyoo-lah-SYON Rare

Origin: Latin 'immatriculare' (to enroll)

Also means

license plate

Usage Note

Immatriculation covers vehicle registration and university enrollment. The most common everyday use is plaque d'immatriculation (license plate). Numéro d'immatriculation is the registration number. The verb is immatriculer; a newly registered vehicle is immatriculé.

Examples

"La plaque d'immatriculation était illisible."

Natural Translation

The license plate was illegible.

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