noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ədˈmɪʃən/
Received-Pronunciation:/ædˈmɪʃ.n̩/
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rhymes with -ɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:AE0 D M IH1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AH0 D M IH1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act or practice of admitting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 2
Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
I request admission for two adults.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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5
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Meaning 5
A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 6
Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
Topics: ecclesiastical, law, lifestyle, religion
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7
noun
Meaning 7
The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.
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8
noun
Meaning 8
the act of admitting someone to enter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic