admission

  • 11admission — (n.) early 15c., acceptance, reception, approval, from L. admissionem (nom. admissio) a letting in, noun of action from pp. stem of admittere (see ADMIT (Cf. admit)). Meaning an acknowledging is from 1530s. Sense of a literal act of letting in is …

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  • 12admission — [n1] entering or allowing entry acceptance, access, admittance, certification, confirmation, designation, door, entrance, entree, ingress, initiation, introduction, permission, reception, recognition, way, welcome; concept 83 Ant. denial,… …

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  • 13admission — Admission. s. f. v. Action par laquelle on est admis. Il fut admis aux Ordres sacrez & depuis son admission, il vescut tousjours en bon Ecclesiastique …

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  • 14Admission — (lat.), Zulassung; Admissionsdampf, bei Expansionsmaschinen der während der Volldruckperiode (A.) aus dem Kessel in den Zylinder strömende Dampf, dessen Druck, die Admissionsspannung, aus dem Indikatordiagramm sich ergibt …

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  • 15admission — *admittance …

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  • 16admission — ► NOUN 1) a confession. 2) the process or fact of being admitted to a place. 3) a person admitted to hospital for treatment …

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  • 17admission — [ad mish′ən, ədmish′ən] n. [ME < L admissio < admissus, pp. of admittere, ADMIT] 1. an admitting or being admitted; entrance 2. the right to enter; access 3. a fee paid for the right to enter; entrance fee 4. a conceding, or granting of the …

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  • 18admission — n. access 1) to apply for; gain; seek admission 2) to deny, refuse admission 3) free, open; restricted, selective admission; rolling (esp. AE) admissions 4) admission to (she applied for admission to the university) confession 5) to make an… …

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  • 19admission — noun 1 entrance ADJECTIVE ▪ free, half price ▪ emergency ▪ emergency admissions to hospital ▪ cinema (BrE), theatre/theater …

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  • 20admission */*/ — UK [ədˈmɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms admission : singular admission plural admissions 1) a) [uncountable] permission to join a club or become a student at a college or university Many students apply for admission to more than one university. gain …

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