readmission

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ admission.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹiːædˈmɪʃən/

Noun

readmission (plural readmissions)

  1. A second or subsequent admission.
    • 1947 May and June, K. Westcott Jones, “The Freshwater, Yarmouth & Newport Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 146:
      On the Freshwater line, the most outstanding improvement was the readmission of all trains to the main station at Newport, and the introduction of a through service in each direction between Ventnor and Freshwater, via Sandown and Newport, calling only at the principal stations.
    • 1981 March 23, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “The Devil You Know”, in Yes Minister, season 2, episode 5, spoken by Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne):
      No, no. They (Germany) went in to cleanse themselves of genocide and apply for readmission to the human race.
    • 1990, Martin H. Greenberg, The Further Adventures of The Joker:
      Multiple escapes and readmissions to this facility.

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