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abiturient|æbɪˈtjʊərɪənt|
[G., ad. mod.L. abiturient-, pr. pple. of abiturīre, desiderative of abīre to go away.]
In Germany, a pupil who is leaving a ‘gymnasium’ or high-school to enter a university. Also attrib.
1863Chambers's Encycl. V. 168/2 The boys attend..till they reach the age of 18, when, after a special examination (the abiturient or maturity examination), they are transferred to the university. 1868M. Arnold Sch. & Univ. Cont. xvii. 179 The Abiturient, or leaving boy, must have been two years in prima. Ibid. 181 These externi, as they are called, are not examined along with the Abiturienten of the gymnasium. 1917Jevons in Times Educ. Suppl. 7 June 215 Examinations for which abiturient pupils may have to be prepared. |