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Added 9 October 2026

submission

/səbˈmɪʃən/ noun

In Latin: summissiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about submission at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.
The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work.
Any submissions received after Friday will have marks deducted for lateness.
The thing which has been submitted.

noun

A subset or component of a mission.

Origin

From Middle English submissioun, from Old French soubmission, from Latin submissio, from submitto.

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