admission

[ ad-mish-uh n ]

/ ædˈmɪʃ ən /

noun

the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.

right or permission to enter: granting admission to the rare books room.

the price paid for entrance, as to a theater or ball park.

an act or condition of being received or accepted in a position, profession, occupation, or office; appointment: admission to the bar.

confession of a charge, an error, or a crime; acknowledgment: His admission of the theft solved the mystery.

an acknowledgment of the truth of something.

a point or statement admitted; concession.

Origin of admission

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin admissiōn- (stem of admissiō), equivalent to admiss-, variant stem of admittere to admit + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR admission

1 See entrance¹.

2 access.

OTHER WORDS FROM admission

non·ad·mis·sion, noun pro·ad·mis·sion, adjective re·ad·mis·sion, noun

Words nearby admission

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Example sentences from the Web for readmission

Irritating and impossible tests and conditions of readmission were proposed before reconciliation.

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I say the possibility, for readmission does not always follow.

History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) |Adolph Harnack
He was again in a stuporous condition on his readmission to our hospital, and absolutely oblivious to his surroundings.

Studies in Forensic Psychiatry |Bernard Glueck
When a man has been put out of caste for a serious offence he has to give three feasts for readmission.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India |R. V. Russell

The elections of 1866 had pointed to the ratification of the proposed amendment as an essential preliminary to readmission.

The Sequel of Appomattox |Walter Lynwood Fleming

British Dictionary definitions for readmission (1 of 2)

readmission

/ (ˌriːədˈmɪʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of readmitting or being readmitted

British Dictionary definitions for readmission (2 of 2)

admission

/ (ədˈmɪʃən) /

noun

permission to enter or the right, authority, etc, to enter

the price charged for entrance

acceptance for a position, office, etc

a confession, as of a crime, mistake, etc

an acknowledgment of the truth or validity of something

Derived forms of admission

admissive, adjective

Word Origin for admission

C15: from Latin admissiōn-, from admittere to admit

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