admittatur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin admittātur (“let him be admitted”), the third-person singular present passive subjunctive form of admittō (“I let in; I admit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌædmɪˈteɪtə(ɹ)/
Noun
admittatur (plural admittaturs)
- (historical) The certificate of admission formerly given in some American colleges, such as Harvard.
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References
- “admittatur”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin admittātur (“let him be admitted”), the third-person singular present passive subjunctive form of admittō (“to let in, to admit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad.mi.ta.tyʁ/
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Noun
admittatur m (plural admittaturs)
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ad.mɪtˈtaː.tʊr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ad̪.mit̪ˈt̪aː.t̪ur]
Verb
admittātur
- third-person singular present passive subjunctive of admittō
Descendants
- English: admittatur
- French: admittatur