REMITTAL

absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin

(noun) the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

remission, remittal, subsidence

(noun) an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); “his cancer is in remission”

remittance, remittal, remission, remitment

(noun) a payment of money sent to a person in another place

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

remittal (plural remittals)

Anything remitted; remittance.

Anagrams

• Lattimer, trimetal

Source: Wiktionary


Re*mit"tal (-tal), n.

Definition: A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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