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demission

[dih-mish-uhn]

de·mis·sion

[dih-mish-uhn]

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin dīmissiōn- (stem of dīmissiō), equivalent to dīmiss(us) (see dismiss) + -iōn- -ion
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Demission is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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demission (dɪˈmɪʃən)
 
n
rare relinquishment of or abdication from an office, responsibility, etc
 
[C16: from Anglo-French dimissioun, from Latin dīmissiō a dismissing; see dismiss]

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