ad|mis|sion

ad|mis|sion: ad|mis|sion «ad MIHSH uhn», noun.

1. a) the act of allowing (a person, animal, or group) to enter; entrance: »the admission of aliens into a country, the admission of Kentucky as a state into the Union. His admission into the hospital was delayed for lack of beds.
b) the condition or fact of being admitted: »These books never found admission to the library.
SYNONYM(S): access.

2. a) the right, power, or privilege of entering or using a particular place, position, or occupation; permission to enter: »Every elementary school graduate has admission to high school. She applied for admission to the library stacks.
b) the price paid for the right to enter: »Admission to the show is one dollar.

3. acceptance into an office or position.

4. a) the act of admitting to be true; acknowledging; confession: »His admission that he was to blame kept the others from being punished.
SYNONYM(S): acknowledgment. b) acceptance as true or valid; confirmation. c) a fact or point acknowledged; something accepted as true or valid; concession. SYNONYM(S): validation.

5. in a steam or internal-combustion engine: a) the letting in of the working fluid, as steam, into a cylinder. b) the point in the cycle of the engine at which this occurs.

╂[< Latin admissiō, -ōnis < admittere; see etym. under admit (Cf. ↑admit)]

Usage Admission, the more frequent term, emphasizes the privileges, rights, etc., of being admitted, while admittance, the rarer term, stresses the literal action of letting into a place: »He gained admittance to the park, but without a ticket could not gain admission to the exhibition.

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mis|sion|al — «MIHSH uh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with a mission … Useful english dictionary
mis|sion|a|rize — «MIHSH uh nuh ryz», intransitive verb, transitive verb, rized, riz|ing. = missionize. (Cf. ↑missionize) … Useful english dictionary
mis|sion|ar|y — «MIHSH uh NEHR ee», noun, plural ar|ies, adjective. –n. 1. a person sent on the work of a religious mission: »the missionary went to Africa to convert people to Christianity. 2. a person who works to advance some cause or idea. 3. Obsolete. an… … Useful english dictionary
mis|sion|ize — «MIHSH uh nyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to send missionaries or missions; establish a religious mission or missions: »All three religions…have been actively missionizing (Alfred L. Kroeber). –v.t. to send missionaries or missions to; convert… … Useful english dictionary
com|mis|sion|al — «kuh MIHSH uh nuhl», adjective. having to do with a commission … Useful english dictionary
com|mis|sion|er — «kuh MIHSH uh nuhr, MIHSH nuhr», noun. 1. an official in charge of some department of a government: »a police commissioner. Our county has both a road commissioner and a commissioner of public health. 2. a member of a commission. 3. one of a… … Useful english dictionary
de|mis|sion — «dih MIHSH uhn», noun. 1. a putting away or letting go; giving up; resignation; abdication. 2. Archaic. a sending away; dismissal. ╂[< Old French demission < desmettre; see etym. under demise (Cf. ↑demise … Useful english dictionary
dis|mis|sion — «dihs MIHSH uhn», noun. = dismissal. (Cf. ↑dismissal) … Useful english dictionary
e|mis|sion — «ih MIHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of emitting: »the emission of light from the sun. 2. a thing emitted; discharge: »It is from these bursts of emission that radio astronomers have obtained most of their new information about the sun s… … Useful english dictionary
im|mis|sion — «ihm MIHSH uhn», noun. the act or process of sending or letting in; injection; introduction. ╂[< Latin immissiō, ōnis < immittere; see etym. under immit (Cf. ↑immit)] … Useful english dictionary

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