admission
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
admission (countable and uncountable, plural admissions)
- The act or practice of admitting.
- 2012 December 3, Caroline Davies, “Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce they are expecting first baby”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ended months of intense speculation by announcing they are expecting their first child, but were forced to share their news earlier than hoped because of the Duchess's admission to hospital on Monday.
- Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
- I request admission for two adults
- 2020 October 12, Mark Sweney, “UK cinema admissions on course to be lowest since records began”, in The Guardian[2]:
- UK cinema admissions are set to hit their lowest level since records began almost a century ago, with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic wiping almost £1bn from box office sales.
- The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
- (law) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
- A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
- (British, ecclesiastical law) Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
- The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.
- There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- legacy admission
- nonadmission
- open admission
- postadmission
- preadmission
- readmission
- request for admission
Translations[edit]
the act or practice of admitting
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power or permission to enter
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(law) acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another
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a fact, point, or statement admitted
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cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “admission”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “admission”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin admissiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ad.mi.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file) - Homophone: admissions
Noun[edit]
admission f (plural admissions)
- admission (act of admitting; state of being admitted)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “admission”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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