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admittance.

The act of admitting.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ədˈmɪt.n̩s/
  1. The act of admitting.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Actual entrance, reception.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  5. The reciprocal of impedance.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887.

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