agrégation
noun
agré·ga·tion
ä-grā-gä-ˈsyōⁿ
plural agrégations
ä-grā-gä-ˈsyōⁿ
: a competitive examination given at French universities which must be passed for admission to the rank of agrégé
Word History
Etymology
French, literally, admittance, from Medieval Latin aggregation-, aggregatio act of collecting, from Latin aggregatus (past participle of aggregare) + -ion-, -io -ion
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above