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agrégation

noun
agré·​ga·​tion | \ ä-grā-gä-ˈsyōⁿ\
plural agrégations\ ä-​grā-​gä-​ˈsyōⁿ \

Definition of agrégation

: a competitive examination given at French universities which must be passed for admission to the rank of agrégé

First Known Use of agrégation

1846, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for agrégation

French, literally, admittance, from Medieval Latin aggregation-, aggregatio act of collecting, from Latin aggregatus (past participle of aggregare) + -ion-, -io -ion

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