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admission.

The act or practice of admitting.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ədˈmɪʃən/General-American/ædˈmɪʃ.n̩/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The act or practice of admitting.

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

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

    countable · uncountable
  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.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence

    countable · uncountable
  6. 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.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  7. 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.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit.

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