First Known Use: 14th century
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omission
noun omis·sion \ō-ˈmi-shən, ə-\
: something that has not been included or done : something that has been omitted
: the act of not including or doing something
: the state of being not included in something
Full Definition of OMISSION
1
a : something neglected or left undone b : apathy toward or neglect of duty
2
: the act of omitting : the state of being omitted
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Origin of OMISSION
Middle English omissioun, from Anglo-French omission, from Late Latin omission-, omissio, from Latin omittere
Rhymes with OMISSION
addition, admission, ambition, attrition, audition, beautician, clinician, cognition, coition, commission, condition, contrition, demission, dentition, dismission, Domitian, edition, emission, ethician, fruition, ignition, Kittitian, lenition, logician, magician, Mauritian, monition, mortician, munition, musician, nutrition, optician, partition, patrician, perdition, permission, petition, Phoenician, physician, Politian, position, punition, remission, rendition, sedition, submission, suspicion, tactician, technician, tradition, transition, transmission, tuition, volition
OMISSION Defined for Kids
omission
noun omis·sion \ō-ˈmi-shən\
Definition of OMISSION for Kids
1
: something left out <There are some omissions in the list.>
2
: the act of leaving out : the state of being left out <I'm sorry for the omission of your name on the list.>
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