preadmission
English
Etymology
pre- + admission
Adjective
preadmission (not comparable)
- Prior to admission (to a hospital, university, etc.).
- 2007 December 18, “Troubled Manhattan Commercial College to Close”, in New York Times:
- In September, the Board of Regents said that commercial schools could no longer use the preadmission test that Interboro was using to determine whether students without high school diplomas had the ability to benefit from higher education, and thus be eligible for financial aid.
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Noun
preadmission (uncountable)
- Admission, as of steam, to an engine cylinder before the backstroke is completed, thus increasing the cushioning.