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emission
What does emission mean?
emission (noun): the act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use emission in a sentence?
- Cars are equipped with emission-control filters. (Tatoeba sentence #10480640 by traeton, CC BY 2.0 FR)
Where does emission come from?
From Middle French émission, from Latin ēmissiō (“sending forth”), from ēmittō (“send out”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mittō (“send”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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