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dismissal

noun
/dɪsˈmɪsəɫ/UK

Etymology

From dismiss + -al. A nineteenth-century coinage (modelled on committal etc.), replacing the regular form dismission.

  1. derived from dimissus
  2. suffixed as dismissal — “dismiss + al”

Definitions

  1. The act of sending someone away.

  2. Deprivation of office

    Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

    • No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.

  3. A written or spoken statement of such an act.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Release from confinement

      Release from confinement; liberation.

    2. Removal from consideration

      Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.

    3. The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.

    4. The event of a batsman getting out

      The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.

    5. The final blessing said by a priest or minister at the end of a religious service.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at dismissal. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at dismissal. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at dismissal

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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