admission
The act or practice of admitting.
Noun 4 meanings
The act or practice of admitting.
Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
“I request admission for two adults.”
The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit.
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ADMISSION at a glance
ADMISSION has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (A 1 + D 2 + M 3 + I 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,473 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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