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admission

//ədˈmɪʃən//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for admission

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Forms

Plural
admissions

Definitions

  1. 1.The act or practice of admitting.

  2. 2.Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access

    • I request admission for two adults.
    • 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.
  3. 3.The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.

  4. 4.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.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3366

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission.

See admit.

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