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BNC: 10607 COCA: 15046

remission

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
remission /rɪˈmɪʃən/ noun
plural remissions
remission
/rɪˈmɪʃən/
noun
plural remissions
Learner's definition of REMISSION
: a period of time during a serious illness when the patient's health improves(重病期间的)缓解期,减轻期
[noncount]
[count]
formal : the act of reducing or canceling the amount of money that you owe(债务的)减轻,免除
[noncount]
[count]
[noncount] British : the reduction of a prison sentence减刑
BNC: 10607 COCA: 15046

remission

noun

re·​mis·​sion ri-ˈmi-shən How to pronounce remission (audio)
1
: the act or process of remitting
2
: a state or period during which something is remitted

Example Sentences

The patient is in remission. a temporary remission of symptoms He was given remission for good behavior.
Recent Examples on the Web Marney White is in remission from a rare autoimmune disease. Hartford Courant, 16 May 2022 The 1982 Detroit Cooley graduate found the Divas after going into remission from breast cancer. Scott Talley, Freep.com, 1 May 2022 Calero is now in remission and back to active duty, a journey that resonates with many of his competitors. Rebekah Castor, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2022 Vandrilla, who is in remission, volunteers for Make-A-Wish Connecticut in many ways, including granting over 30 wishes. Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2022 After a bone marrow transplant and experimental CAR T-cell therapy, his cancer has been in remission, The Tribune reported last year. Leto Sapunar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 After spending 25 years in remission, the cancer returned in 2013, and again in 2017. Marisa Dellatto, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 She was initially diagnosed with the disease in 1992, then again in May 2017, after 25 years in remission. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 8 Aug. 2022 In 2019, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but was in remission after receiving treatment. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English remissioun "release from obligation, forgiveness," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French remissiun, borrowed from Latin remissiōn-, remissiō "sending back, release, abatement, cancellation (of a debt)" (Late Latin, "forgiveness, as of sins"), from remittere "to send back, release, relax, waive (a debt, punishment)" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at remit entry 1

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of remission was in the 13th century
BNC: 10607 COCA: 15046

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