n. 1. a. The act of remitting. b. A condition or period in which something is remitted. 2. A lessening of intensity or degree; abatement. 3. a. Medicine Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease. b. The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside. 4. a. Release, as from a debt, penalty, or obligation. b. Forgiveness; pardon. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin remissiō, remissiōn-, from remissus, past participle of remittere, to let go; see REMIT.] |
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