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DictionaryRoot: mittere
Latin

mittere

send, let go, release

Forms

  • mitt-
  • miss- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘sent’ or ‘released.’

Origin

Earlier ancestry is uncertain.

Note

Sending something involves releasing it from where it was held.

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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.