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intromission
English
Etymology
From Latin intro-', "into", + mission, "sending", from Latin missio, from perfect passive participle missus, "sent", from verb mittere, "send", + noun of action -io. Commonly used to refer to the instant at which sexual intercourse begins, when the penis first slides into (enters) the vagina.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
intromission (countable and uncountable, plural intromissions)
- the state of being allowed to enter; admittance
- the act of allowing to enter; admission
- putting one thing into another; insertion
- 1888, Henry James, The Reverberator.
- "Your father has told me all about it. Did you ever hear of anything so ridiculous?"
"All about what?—all about what?" said Delia, whose attempt to represent happy ignorance seemed likely to be spoiled by an intromission of ferocity. She might succeed in appearing ignorant, but she could scarcely succeed in appearing happy.
- "Your father has told me all about it. Did you ever hear of anything so ridiculous?"
- 1888, Henry James, The Reverberator.
- copulation: normally refers to the first moment of initial entry of a penis into a vagina, mouth or anus.
- (law, Scotland) An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.
Translations
Related terms
- intromit
- intromittent
- intromittent organ
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mission
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin missi?nem, accusative of missi? (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”), from mitt? (“I send”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: m?sh?n, m?sh??n, IPA(key): /?m??n?/, /?m???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
- Hyphenation: mis?sion
Noun
mission (countable and uncountable, plural missions)
- (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
- (uncountable) Religious evangelism.
- (in the plural, "the missions") third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
- (countable) (Catholic tradition) an infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
- A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
- (obsolete) dismissal; discharge from service
- A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
mission (third-person singular simple present missions, present participle missioning, simple past and past participle missioned)
- (transitive) To send on a mission.
- do missionary work, proselytize
Further reading
- mission in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- mission in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “mission”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- Ionisms
Finnish
Noun
mission
- genitive singular of missio
French
Etymology
From Old French mission, borrowed from Latin missi?, missi?nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.sj??/
Noun
mission f (plural missions)
- mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request)
- mission (religious evangelism)
Derived terms
- missionnaire
- missionner
Related terms
- admission
- démission
- permission
- rémission
- mettre
Further reading
- “mission” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- misions
Norman
Etymology
From Old French mission, borrowed from Latin missi?, missi?nem.
Noun
mission f (plural missions)
- (Jersey) mission
Old French
Alternative forms
- mession
- micion
- mision
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin missi?, missi?nem.
Noun
mission f (oblique plural missions, nominative singular mission, nominative plural missions)
- expense; cost; outlay
Descendants
- French: mission
- Norman: mission
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m???u?n/
Noun
mission c
- (countable) a mission; a purpose or duty, a task set by an employer
- (uncountable) mission; religious evangelism
Declension
Related terms
- missionär
- missionsfält
- missionsförbund
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