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demission

noun de·mis·sion \di-ˈmi-shən\

Definition of DEMISSION

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Origin of DEMISSION

Middle English dimission relinquishment, conveyance, from Anglo-French dimissioun, from Latin demission-, demissio lowering, from demittere
First Known Use: 15th century

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