admission English · revision 7430

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1430|origins=la admitto}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ædˈmɪʃ.n̩/ ''(UK)''; /ədˈmɪʃən/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English admyssion, [[bor|xno|admission]] and directly [[bor|la|admissio|t=a letting in; admittance to an interview]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from admiss-, the past participle stem of [[m|la|admitto|alt=admittere|t=to admit, give entrance]] (see [[admit]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[m|la|ad|t=to]] and mittere, to let go, send (see [[mission]]).^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Acceptance, reception, approval: about 1430 in Barnhart, the early 15th century in Etymonline.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Reception into an office, appointment, is from 1494.^(OED 1989) An acknowledging, admitting something as true, is from the 1530s (1538 in the OED).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The literal sense, the act of letting someone enter a place, is from the 1620s (1622 in the OED).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) As short for the admission price, it is by 1792.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) In law, a concession of a fact is from 1808.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1430 – acceptance.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1494 – appointment to office.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1538 – acknowledgement.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1622 – admittance to a place.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1792 – an entry fee.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A statement acknowledging that something is true; a [[confession]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The act of allowing someone to enter a place or join an organization.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The price charged for entry.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Acceptance of a patient into hospital.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[admissive]]

+ * [[nonadmission]]

+ * [[preadmission]]

+ * [[readmission]]

+ * [[open admission]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[admit]]

+ * [[admittance]]

+ * [[mission]]

+ * [[emission]]

+ * [[permission]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}