imposition
English
Etymology
From Middle English imposicioun, from Old French imposicion, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin impositio
Pronunciation
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Noun
imposition (countable and uncountable, plural impositions)
- The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
- That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
- An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others.
- (printing) Arrangement of a printed product’s pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product.
- (religion) A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.
- (UK) A task imposed on a student as punishment.
Synonyms
- (act of imposing and the like): imposure, infliction, obtrusion
- (that which is imposed, levied, or enjoined): burden, charge, enjoinder, injunction, tax
- (excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction): cheating, deception, delusion, fraud, imposture, trick
Translations
act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like
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that which is imposed, levied, or enjoined
excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction
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arrangement of pages on printing sheet
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religion: laying on of hands
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school: task imposed as punishment
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References
- “imposition”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “imposition”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
imposition f (plural impositions)
- imposition (all senses)
Middle English
Noun
imposition
- Alternative form of imposicioun
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