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admission

ad·mis·sion [ əd mísh'n ]


noun  (plural ad·mis·sions)
Definition:
 
1. entry: the right, ability, or permission to enter a place or an organization or institution
Admission is by invitation only.

2. fee for entry: a fee paid for entrance to a place or event

3. confession: a confession to having committed a crime or having made a mistake
an admission of guilt

4. declaration: an acknowledgment that something is true
The letter contained a clear admission of the error.



plural noun ad·mis·sions 
Definition:
 
1. process of accepting students: the process of accepting students for study at a university or college
a new system of admissions

2. number of students accepted: the number of students accepted into a university or college
a drop in admissions

[15th century. < Latin admission-< admiss-, past participle of admittere (see admit)]
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