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admissive
ad·mis·sive
/
ædˈmɪs
ɪv
/
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[
ad-
mis
-iv
]
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adjective
tending to
admit
.
Origin:
1770–80;
<
Latin
admiss
(
us
) (see
admission
) +
-ive
Related forms
non·ad·mis·sive,
adjective
un·ad·mis·sive,
adjective
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admission
(ədˈmɪʃən)
—
n
1.
permission to enter or the right, authority, etc, to enter
2.
the price charged for entrance
3.
acceptance for a position, office, etc
4.
a confession, as of a crime, mistake, etc
5.
an acknowledgment of the truth or validity of something
[C15: from Latin
admissiōn-,
from
admittere
to
admit
]
ad'missive
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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