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Admission
//ədˈmɪʃən// noun
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Noun
- 1 The act or practice of admitting. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 the act of admitting someone to enter wordnet
- 3 Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access countable, uncountable
"I request admission for two adults."
- 4 the right to enter wordnet
- 5 The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession. countable, uncountable
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- 6 an acknowledgment of the truth of something wordnet
- 7 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. countable, uncountable
- 8 the fee charged for admission wordnet
- 9 A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence countable, uncountable
- 10 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. British, countable, uncountable
- 11 The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry. countable, uncountable
"There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit.
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