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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•mis•sion /rɪˈmɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the act of remitting.
- pardon;
forgiveness: [uncountable]prayed for the remission of sin.[countable]a remission of one's sins. - the act of lessening the length of a prison sentence: [countable]a remission of one year for good behavior.[uncountable]an appeal for remission.
- Medicine
- [uncountable] a temporary or permanent decrease in the signs of a disease, as cancer.
- [countable] a period during which such a decrease occurs:a six-month remission.
See -mis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•mis•sion (ri mish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of remitting.
- pardon;
forgiveness, as of sins or offenses. - abatement or diminution, as of diligence, labor, intensity, etc.
- the relinquishment of a payment, obligation, etc.
- Medicine
- a temporary or permanent decrease or subsidence of manifestations of a disease.
- a period during which such a decrease or subsidence occurs:The patient's leukemia was in remission.
- Latin remissiōn- (stem of remissiō). See remiss, -ion
- Old French
- Middle English 1175–1225
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged absolution.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lessening, relaxation.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged release.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged blame, censure.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged intensification.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: remission /rɪˈmɪʃən/, (less commonly)remittal /rɪˈmɪtəl/ n - the act of remitting or state of being remitted
- a reduction of the term of a sentence of imprisonment, as for good conduct
- forgiveness for sin
- discharge or release from penalty, obligation, etc
- lessening of intensity; abatement, as in the severity of symptoms of a disease
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