amission

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noun

deprivation; loss

OriginLatin amissio →
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoletedeprivation; loss

    the amission of God has taken up the name of sin.

    1677, Theophilus Gale, The court of the gentiles
    1 more example

    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

Origin

  1. Latinamissio
  2. Englishamission

From Latin amissio. Compare French amission.

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APA

amission. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amission

MLA

“amission.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amission. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amission,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amission.

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