-io

an action, process, or result

Forms

-io
-ion- — The longer form used before Latin endings.
-ion — The form carried into many English nouns.

Origin

An old Latin noun ending, inherited from earlier Indo-European word formation.

Note

The ending can name both an activity and what that activity produces.

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noun

admission

Permission or acceptance to enter a place or institution.

The ticket taker grants admission by opening the theater's entrance rope.

A ticket taker checks a visitor's ticket and opens a theater entrance rope for entry.

Etymology

adLatinto, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

+missLatinsend, let go, release

+ionLatinan action, process, or result

Latin ad- and mittere combine in the idea of letting something come to or enter. Admission names that allowing-in, whether through a doorway or into membership of an institution.

More examples

Her admission to the university delighted the whole family.
Children under five receive free admission.
The hospital recorded several new admissions overnight.

Forms

admission · admissions

admit verb — To allow someone to enter or join.

Similar words

entry: Can describe going in without permission or formal acceptance.
acceptance: Can concern approval without entry into a place or institution.