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amission

amission noun: deprivation; loss.

Noun

amission

  1. (obsolete) deprivation; loss
    • Why Geomancers do imitate the Quintuple Figure, in their Mother Characters of Acquisition and Amission, &c. somewhat answering the Figures in the Lady or speckled Beetle?1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus
    • the amission of God has taken up the name of sin.1677, Theophilus Gale, The court of the gentiles

Origin of amission

From Latin amissio. Compare French amission.

Questions about amission

What does amission mean?
Amission means deprivation; loss.
What part of speech is amission?
Amission is a noun.

Words near amission in the dictionary

  1. amisse
  2. amisses
  3. amissibility
  4. amissible
  5. amissing
  6. amission
  7. amissness
  8. Amistad
  9. Amistads
  10. amisulpride
  11. amit

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