| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·tro·mis·sion |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n tr -msh n |
| NOUN: | The act or process of intromitting; introduction or admission. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin intr missi, intrmissin-, usurpation, from Latin intrmissus, past participle of intrmittere, to intromit. See intromit. | | OTHER FORMS: | intro·missive (-msv) —ADJECTIVE
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