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remission

/ɹɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A pardon of a sin; the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.
  2. A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.
  3. An act of remitting, returning, or sending back.
  4. (spectroscopy) Reflection or scattering of light by a material; reemission.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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