noun
Meaning 1
A second or subsequent admission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
readmission
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ɹiːædˈmɪʃən/
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CMU ARPABET: R IY2 AE0 D M IH1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
the act of admitting someone again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the surgery was performed on his readmission to the clinic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: admission, admittance
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English admission English readmission From re- + admission.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: ռեադմիսիա (ṙeadmisia) — a second or subsequent admission
- Armenian: հետընդունում (hetəndunum) — a second or subsequent admission
- Catalan: readmissió — a second or subsequent admission
- German: Wiederaufnahme — a second or subsequent admission
- Greek: επανεισδοχή (epaneisdochí) — a second or subsequent admission
- Greek: επανεισαγωγή (epaneisagogí) — a second or subsequent admission
- Italian: riammissione — a second or subsequent admission
- Russian: реадми́ссия (readmíssija) — a second or subsequent admission
- Scottish Gaelic: ath-leigeil a-steach — a second or subsequent admission
- Spanish: readmisión — a second or subsequent admission