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submission definition

sub·mis·sion (səb mis̸h′ən)

noun

  1. the act of submitting, yielding, or surrendering
  2. the quality or condition of being submissive; resignation; obedience; meekness
    1. the act of submitting something to another for decision, consideration, etc.
    2. something thus submitted, as an article or photograph to a publisher
  4. Law an agreement whereby parties to a dispute submit the matter to arbitration and agree to be bound by the decision

Etymology: OFr < L submissio < submissus, pp. of submittere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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