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dismission

UK/dis'miʃən/US/dis'miʃәn/
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Definitions

n.

The act of dismissing someone; removal from office (archaic)

开除,免职(旧用法)

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dis-not, apart, away
+
misssend, let go
+
-ionact, process, state
=dismission

dis- (away) + miss (send) + -ion (act) = "a sending away." An older, now rare noun; modern English uses dismissal instead.

Root miss still carries 88 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The old statute spoke of the dismission of unfit officers.

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