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Added 9 October 2026

admittance

/ədˈmɪt.n̩s/ noun

In Latin: none, coined in 1887 Coined: 1887 Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about admittance at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The right to enter.
The act of admitting someone to enter.
the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic

Origin

From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887.

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