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

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